Hotel Delfino siege
Siege at Hotel Delfino | |||||||
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Government-Insurgents | |||||||
Philippines | Reform the Armed Forces Movement | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
President Corazon Aquino (Commander-in-Chief) | Rodolfo "Agi" Aguinaldo | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
About 1,000 soldiers[1] | 200[2][3][4] - 300[1][5] followers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10 killed 12 wounded |
The Siege at Hotel Delfino (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Hotel Delfino, Ilocano: Sitio ti Hotel Delfino) on March 4, 1990, was fought between government troops under Brigadier General Oscar Florendo against rebel forces led by suspended Cagayan Governor Rodolfo "Agi" Aguinaldo.
References
- ^ a b Yabes, Criselba (March 5, 1990). "Manila Ends Hostage Standoff". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Bautista, Nona (March 4, 1990). "Government troops beat back rebel attack". United Press International. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Drogin, Bob (March 5, 1990). "Rebel Clash Puts Aquino in New Crisis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Bryan (March 5, 1990). "Governor creates new crisis for Aquino". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Schmetzer, Uli (March 5, 1990). "Ousted governor declares war with Aquino". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 July 2017.