The December First Coup Attempt: Persistent Questions and Tentative Responses

Abstract

President Corazon Aquino’s term is not without its shares of problems. Years of stay in power has resulted in six coup attempts the latest and most threatening of which is the December 1, 1989 coup led by Colonel Tito Legaspi and Colonel Romylino Goho among others. This article analyzes the December First coup from the events that triggered the coup, why it failed, how has the coup affected the Aquino government and the prospect of President Aquino’s regime.