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(
October 2014
)
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Manuel L. Quezon
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In office
November 15, 1935 ? August 1, 1944
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Vice President
| Sergio Osmena
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Preceded by
| Abolished (Last title held by
Emilio Aguinaldo
)
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Succeeded by
| Jose P. Laurel
(de facto)
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In office
August 29, 1916 ? November 15, 1935
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Preceded by
| Position established
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Succeeded by
| Manuel Roxas
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In office
October 16, 1916 ? November 15, 1935
Served with:
Vicente Ilustre
(1916?1919)
Antero Soriano
(1919?1925)
Jose P. Laurel
(1925?1931)
Claro M. Recto
(1931?1935)
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Preceded by
| Position established
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Succeeded by
| Position abolished
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In office
July 16, 1941 ? December 10, 1941
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President
| Himself
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Preceded by
| Teofilo Sison
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Succeeded by
| Jorge B. Vargas
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In office
November 23, 1909 ? October 15, 1916
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Preceded by
| Pablo Ocampo
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Succeeded by
| Teodoro R. Yangco
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In office
October 16, 1907 ? November 23, 1909
As Majority Leader of the
Philippine Assembly
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In office
October 16, 1907 ? October 16, 1916
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Preceded by
| Position Established
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Succeeded by
| Filemon Perez
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In office
1906?1907
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Born
| Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina
(
1878-08-19
)
August 19, 1878
Baler
, Tayabas,
Spanish East Indies
(now Baler,
Aurora
, Philippines)
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Died
| August 1, 1944
(1944-08-01)
(aged 65)
Saranac Lake
,
New York
,
United States
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Resting place
| Quezon Memorial Circle
,
Quezon City
, Philippines
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Nationality
| Filipino
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Political party
| Nacionalista Party
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Other political
affiliations
| Democratic Party
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Spouse(s)
| Aurora Aragon
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Relations
| Manuel L. Quezon III
(grandson)
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Children
| Ma. Aurora Quezon
Maria Zeneida Quezon-Avancena
Manuel L. Quezon, Jr.
Luisa Corazon Paz Quezon
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Alma mater
| Colegio de San Juan de Letran
University of Santo Tomas
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Profession
| Lawyer
,
Soldier
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Signature
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Allegiance
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Philippines
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Branch/service
| Philippine Revolutionary Army
Philippine Commonwealth Army
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Years of service
| 1899–1900
1941–1944
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Rank
| Major
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Battles/wars
| Philipine-American War
World War II
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Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina
(August 19, 1878 ? August 1, 1944) served as president of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to be in charge of a government of the Philippines. Quezon is considered by most Filipinos to have been the second
president of the Philippines
, after
Emilio Aguinaldo
(1897?1901).
Quezon was the first Senate president elected to the presidency, the first president elected through a national election, and the first president to be re-elected. He is known as the "Father of the
National Language
".
During his presidency, Quezon addressed the problem of landless peasants in the countryside. He also reorganized the islands's military defenses, planned to reorganize the government, promotion of settlement and development in Mindanao, tried to end foreign control over Philippine trade and commerce, proposals for land reform and the tackling of graft and corruption within the government. Quezon set up a
government-in-exile
in the
US
when
World War II
started and the Philippines were threatened with a
Japanese
invasion. During his exile in the US, Manuel Quezon died of
tuberculosis
in
Saranac Lake
, New York.