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Elpidio Rivera Quirino (Tagalog:; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925.
Elpidio Quirino (born Nov. 16, 1890, Vigan, Phil.—died Feb. 28, 1956, Novaliches) was a political leader and the second president of the independent Republic of the Philippines.
Elpidio Quirino. Elpidio Quirino was a Filipino political leader and the sixth president of the Philippines (1948–1953). Elpidio was a lawyer when he decided to jump into politics. He started as a representative of Ilocos Sur, a province in the Philippines, in 1919.
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May 23, 2018 · Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956) was the second president of the Philippine Republic. During his administration, the Philippines passed through a period of revolutionary turmoil marked by widespread corruption, demoralization, economic crisis, and political terrorism.
The Life And Times Of President Elpidio R. Quirino. Born to a family of modest means in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Elpidio Quirino was a self-made man of firm determination and burning ambition. While studying in Vigan High School, the young Elpidio taught in Barrio Caparia-an of the adjacent town of Caoayan. He earned enough to finance his transfer to ...
Mar 14, 2024 · Did you know that Elpidio Quirino served as the 6th President of the Philippines? From 1948 to 1953, he played a crucial role in the post-war recovery and reconstruction of the country. Let’s take a closer look at the life, political career, and legacy of this influential leader.
To write the Centennial Biography of Elpidio Quirino, President of the Republic of the Philippines (1948-1953) is a privilege that in the very nature of things temporal, comes but once in a lifetime. The occasion is at once an opportunity, a challenge and a privilege – an opportunity to sort out the tangled skein of truth that has twisted
Nov 15, 2015 · Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956) is often associated with the Luneta Grandstand that bears his name, or Quirino Avenue in Manila, where traffic moves at a snail’s pace during rush hour.
Nov 10, 2015 · Elpidio Quirino is one of the least known among Philippine presidents as time moves on. He succeeded to the presidency unexpectedly when Manuel A. Roxas, the first president, died on the third...
