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    Manuel L. Quezon

    President of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944

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  1. Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina GCGH KGCR (UK: / ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n /, US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n,-s ɔː n,-s oʊ n /, Tagalog: [maˈnwel ˈluwis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson i moˈlina]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his ...

    • 1899–1900, 1941–1944
    • Nacionalista (1907–1944)
  2. Apr 3, 2024 · Manuel Quezon (born August 19, 1878, Baler, Philippines—died August 1, 1944, Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.) was a Filipino statesman, leader of the independence movement, and the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth established under U.S. tutelage in 1935. Quezon was the son of a schoolteacher and small landholder of Tagalog descent ...

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  3. Jun 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Manuel Luis Quezon, the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Find out how he fought for Philippine independence, faced the Japanese invasion, and led a coalition party.

  4. Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines and is considered the second president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901), whom Quezon ...

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  6. Learn about the life and legacy of Manuel L. Quezon, the first President of the Philippine Commonwealth and a major figure in the U.S. Army's World War II campaign in the Philippines. Explore his friendship with Douglas MacArthur, his role in the Tydings-McDuffie Act, his challenges from Japanese imperialism, and his death in 1944.

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  7. Jul 3, 2019 · A biography of Manuel Quezon, the second president of the Philippines under American administration from 1935 to 1944. Learn about his early life, political career, presidency, and role in World War II and the Japanese invasion.

  8. Apr 1, 2022 · Learn about the life, achievements and quirks of Manuel Quezon, the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth. Discover how he became a lawyer, a pianist, a prankster and a friend of the Holocaust Jews.

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