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Manuel Roxas
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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
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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
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- 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
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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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