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    Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

    Filipino politician, president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010

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  1. Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (Tagalog: [ˈɡloɾja makapaˈɡal ʔaˈɾojo]; born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials PGMA and GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who previously served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.

  2. Apr 29, 2024 · Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino politician who was president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She brought an unprecedented academic and administrative background to the Philippines presidency, but her tenure was plagued by political unrest.

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  3. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is a Filipino politician who went on to become the first female Vice President of Philippines and also served two terms as the president of the country. Daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal, politics was not something that Gloria had in her mind early on in her life.

  4. Jun 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the 14th president of the Philippines who assumed office in 2001 after a corruption scandal. Find out about her family background, education, political achievements, and controversies.

  5. Mar 23, 2022 · Twenty months into her presidency in 2002, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the second female president of the country after Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, was facing difficult times which she said “try men’s souls and tax a woman’s patience.”

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  7. Arroyo is sworn in as the 14th President of the Philippines by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. on January 20, 2001. Arroyo's ascent to the Philippine presidency in 2001 resulted from the ouster of her predecessor Joseph Estrada through a peaceful uprising dubbed as Power Power II.

  8. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was born on April 5, 1947 in San Juan Manila and daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal and Dr. Evangelina Macaraeg Macapagal. She spent her primary and secondary education at the Assumption Convent graduating high school valedictorian.

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