Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo
November 20, 2008 · Posted in Philippine Presidents · Comment
General Emilio Aguinaldo (March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964) was the seventh child of eight of Carlos Aguinaldo, who was a town mayor for several terms, and Trinidad Famy. He was the first president in the Republic of the Philippines, though his government failed to obtain any foreign recognition. He led a Filipino insurrection against Spanish rule in 1896, and two years later, during the Spanish-American War, he aided the American attack on the Philippine Islands.
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