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Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, who ousted one of the 20th Century’s most corrupt dictators to become a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.

Aquino, affectionately known as Cory, was president from 1986 to 1992. But she is best remembered, more than two decades after the fact, as the slim woman in yellow who led the “People Power” revolution that toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

U.S. President Barack Obama said: “Her courage, determination, and moral leadership are an inspiration to us all and exemplify the best in the Filipino nation.”