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Miriam Defensor Santiago
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Filipina politician, lawyer, and author (1945–2016)
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Miriam Defensor Santiago was a Filipino judge, journalist, lawyer, and politician. Born in Iloilo City in 1945, she was a member of the People's Reform Party and held the position of Judge of the International Criminal Court. She was educated at the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. Santiago was a member of the Hiligaynon people and identified with Christianity.
She authored 17 works, including *Rules of court annotated*, *Stupid is forever more*, *Stupid is forever*, *The archipelagic concept in the law of the sea*, and *At the turn of the century*. Her professional achievements were recognized with the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the Quezon Service Cross. She died of lung cancer in 2016 due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Rules of court annotated
- Stupid is forever more
- Stupid is forever
- The archipelagic concept in the law of the sea
- At the turn of the century
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Miriam
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Place of birth
- Iloilo City
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- People's Reform Party
- Religion
- Christianity
- Award
- Quezon Service Cross
- Image
- Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1945-06-15
- Commons category
- Miriam Defensor Santiago
- date of death
- 2016-09-29
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- married name
- Santiago
- ethnic group
- Hiligaynon people
- P10632
- Miriam Defensor Santiago
- name in native language
- Miriam Defensor Santiago
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