Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000 to 2001 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [pimenˈtel], December 11, 1933 – October 20, 2019),[1] commonly known as Nene Pimentel, was a Filipino politician and human rights lawyer[2] who was one of the leading political opposition leaders during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos from the declaration of martial law in 1972 until the People Power Revolution in 1986, which removed Marcos from power.[3][4] He co-founded the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) and served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000 to 2001. He is the father of incumbent senator and former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III. In 2018, Pimentel was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.[5]
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Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. | |
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19th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
In office November 13, 2000 – June 30, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Franklin Drilon |
Succeeded by | Franklin Drilon |
Senate Majority Leader | |
In office June 3, 2002 – July 23, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
Succeeded by | Loren Legarda |
Senate Minority Leader | |
In office July 26, 2004 – June 30, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Vicente Sotto III |
Succeeded by | Alan Peter Cayetano |
In office July 23, 2001 – June 3, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Tito Guingona |
Succeeded by | Vicente Sotto III |
Senator of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2010 | |
In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992 | |
Minister/Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | |
In office March 25, 1986 – December 7, 1986 | |
President | Corazon Aquino |
Preceded by | Jose Roño |
Succeeded by | Jaime Ferrer |
Assemblyman from Cagayan de Oro | |
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 | |
Mayor of Cagayan de Oro | |
In office June 30, 1980 – June 30, 1984 | |
Preceded by | Pedro N. Roa |
Succeeded by | Pablo P. Magtajas |
1971 Constitutional Convention Delegate from Misamis Oriental | |
In office June 1, 1971 – September 23, 1972[Notes 1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (1933-12-11)December 11, 1933 Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippine Islands |
Died | October 20, 2019(2019-10-20) (aged 85) Metro Manila, Philippines |
Resting place | The Heritage Park, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Political party | PDP-Laban (1983–2019) |
Other political affiliations | UNIDO (1980–1987) Laban (1978–1986) PDP (1982–1983) |
Spouse |
Lourdes de la Llana (m. 1960) |
Children | 6 including Aquilino Pimentel III |
Parents |
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Residence | Cagayan de Oro |
Alma mater | Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Profession | Politician |