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Manuel Roxas
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Manuel Roxas y Acuña (1892–1948) was a Filipino politician, autobiographer, and university teacher. Born in Capiz, he held citizenship in both Spain and the Philippines. He served as President of the Philippines, President of the Senate of the Philippines, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, and governor. A member of the Liberal Party of the Philippines, he was educated at the University of Manila and the University of the Philippines.
Roxas was a Catholic who spoke Spanish and English. He is the father of Gerry Roxas and relative of Margie Moran. His published works include *Papers, addresses and other writings*, *Eulogy on the life of the late President Manuel L. Quezon*, *Important speeches, messages and other pronouncements*, and *The problems of Philippine rehabilitation and trade relations*.
He died of natural causes due to a myocardial infarction in Angeles. He is buried at Manila North Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1948
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Papers, addresses and other writings
- Eulogy on the life of the late President Manuel L. Quezon
- Important speeches, messages and other pronouncements
- The problems of Philippine rehabilitation and trade relations
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 31,383x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,136x
- Some Tests of Specification for Panel Data: Monte Carlo Evidence and an Application to Employment Equations
· 1991 · cited 23,111x
- Another look at the instrumental variable estimation of error-components models
· 1995 · cited 14,657x
- The Hallmarks of Aging
· 2013 · cited 14,099x
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Elpidio Quirino
- Preceded by
- Sergio Osmeña
- Succeeded by
- Elpidio Quirino
- President
- Manuel L. Quezon
- Born
- Manuel Roxas y Acuña , ( 1892-01-01 ) January 1, 1892, Capiz , Capiz , Captaincy General of the Philippines , Spanish East Indies
- Died
- April 15, 1948 (1948-04-15) (aged 56), Clark Air Base , Angeles , Pampanga , Philippines
- Cause of death
- Heart attack
- Resting place
- Manila North Cemetery , Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
- Party
- Liberal (1946–1948)
- Other political affiliations
- Nacionalista (1917–1946)
- Spouse
- Trinidad de Leon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 )
- Children
- Gerardo Manuel Roxas Ruby Roxas Out of wedlock with Juanita Muriedas McIlvain (disputed by the De Leon-Roxas lineage) : , Rosario M. Roxas Consuelo M. Roxas Manuel "Manny" M. Roxas Jr.
- Parent
- Gerardo Roxas y Luis (father) Rosario Acuña y Villaruz (mother)
- Alma mater
- University of Manila , University of the Philippines College of Law ( LL.B )
- Profession
- Lawyer , soldier
- Allegiance
- Philippines
- Branch service
- Philippine Commonwealth Army
- Years of service
- 1941–1945
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Manuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Place of birth
- Capiz
- Place of death
- Angeles
- Child
- Gerry Roxas
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Political party
- Liberal Party of the Philippines
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Military rank
- brigadier general
- Image
- Manuel Roxas 2.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1892-01-01
- date of death
- 1948-04-15
- Commons category
- Manuel Roxas
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Manila North Cemetery
- name in native language
- Manuel Acuña Roxas
- birth name
- Manuel Roxas y Acuña
- relative
- Margie Moran
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Manuel Acuña Roxas QSC ( Tagalog: [maˈnwel aˈkuɲa ˈɾɔhas]; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was the fifth president of the Philippines, serving from 1946 until his death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946, to July 4, 1946, and became the first President of the Independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.
Early life and education
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