EDSA Revolution

Police officer with a yellow ribbon tied to the barrel of his American-made M16 rifle joins thousands gathered on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. (EDSA) in support of the People Power Revolution to topple President Ferdinand Marcos. In the near distance, Minister of Defence of the Philippines Juan Ponce Enrile and Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. General Fidel Ramos, together with Colonel Gregorio Honansan and armed bodyguards, cross Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) from the Headquarters of the National Police, to Camp Aguinaldo, 24th February 1986. EDSA was the scene of four days of mass demonstrations, which came to be known as the People Power Revolution, or EDSA Revolution, which toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos. (Photo by Alex Bowie/Getty Images)