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Manuel Acuña Roxas ( Tagalog: [maˈnwel aˈkuɲa ˈɾɔhas]; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth President of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in 1948.
Apr 11, 2024 · Manuel Roxas was a political leader and the first president (1946–48) of the independent Republic of the Philippines. After studying law at the University of the Philippines, near Manila, Roxas began his political career in 1917 as a member of the municipal council of Capiz (renamed Roxas in 1949).
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Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines, from 1946 to 1948. He was also the third and the last president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, from May to July 1946, after which the Philippines got its independence from the U.S. rule and turned into a republic.
May 9, 2018 · Manuel Roxas (1892-1948) was the last president of the Commonwealth and the first president of the Republic of the Philippines. His administration demonstrated decisively that political sovereignty without economic independence encourages reaction, perpetuation of social injustices, and exploitation.
In 1945, the Philippine Congress elected Manuel Roxas as Senate President. In the national elections one year later, Roxas ran for president as a nominee of the liberal wing of the Nacionalista Party.
Manuel Acuña Roxas ( Tagalog: [ maˈnwel aˈkuɲa ˈɾɔhas]; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth President of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946, to July 4 ...
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Manuel A. Roxas, the third of the Quezon Osmeña triumvirate credited with the struggle for Philippine independence from the American regime, was born on January 1, 1892 in Capiz, Capiz, now Roxas City.
