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Apr 11, 2024 · Manuel Roxas (born Jan. 1, 1892, Capiz, Phil.—died April 15, 1948, Clark Field, Pampanga) was a political leader and the first president (1946–48) of the independent Republic of the Philippines.
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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.
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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.
The story of President Roxas’ birthplace is forever entwined to the story of the Acuñas. To start with, there was Eleuterio, the pangayaw, and Ramona Villaruz, scion of one of Capiz’s landed gentry and the tumandok. Different accounts tell how he ended up in Capiz.
May 9, 2018 · Manuel Roxas was born in Capiz, Capiz Province, on Jan. 1, 1892. In 1914 he graduated from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines. In 1916 he became provincial governor. In 1922 he was elected to Congress, becoming Speaker of the Philippine Assembly.
President Roxas. 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.
Mar 14, 2024 · Manuel Roxas, the fifth President of the Philippines, was born on January 1, 1892, in Capiz, Capiz (now Roxas City), Philippines. His early life was marked by the influence of his nationalist family and the pursuit of education that eventually propelled him into a successful political career .
