1989 Philippine coup attempt

1989 Philippine coup attempt
Date	December 1–9, 1989
Location	Villamor Airbase, Camp Crame, Fort Bonifacio, Cavite Naval Base (Philippine Navy), Sangley Point Air Base (Philippine Air Force), Mactan Airbase, Cebu, Malacañang Palace and portions of Makati, Manila, Quezon City around Metropolis and Camp Aguinaldo
Result	Philippine government victory; Coup averted; Creation of the Davide Fact-Finding Commission; Flight of Honasan and arrest of coup plotters, financiers and leaders but some were given amnesty later on; Family and remains of Ferdinand Marcos remains exiled in Hawaii until 1991;
Belligerents
Philippines; United States (air support)	Reform the Armed Forces Movement
Commanders and leaders
Corazon Aquino; Fidel Ramos; Renato De Villa; George H. W. Bush; Bernard John Smith ; Harry Rittenour	Gregorio Honasan; Edgardo Abenina; Jose Zumel; Salvador Laurel ; Proceso Maligalig
Military support
Armed Forces of the Philippines ; United States Armed Forces	RAM Loyalists from the AFP
Casualties and losses
	99 dead (including 50 civilians) and 570 wounded

The most serious attempted coup d'état against the government of Philippine President Corazon Aquino was staged beginning December 1, 1989, by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines belonging to the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) and soldiers loyal to former President Ferdinand Marcos. Metro Manila was shaken by this Christmas-time coup, which almost seized Malacañang Palace. It was completely defeated by the Philippine government by December 9, 1989.

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