Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was the ninth President of the Philippines. He is known for changing the country's Independence Day from July 4 to June 12. June 12 is the day President Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence of the First Philippine Republic from the Spanish Empire in 1898.
Diosdado Macapagal | |
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 Diosdado Macapagal in 1962 | |
| 9th President of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965 | |
| Vice President | Emmanuel Pelaez |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. García |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 5th Vice President of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961 | |
| President | Carlos P. García |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. García |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Pelaez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diosdado Pangan Macapagal September 28, 1910 Lubao, Pampanga, Philippine Islands |
| Died | April 21, 1997 (aged 86) Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | 14°31′11″N 121°2′39″E / 14.51972°N 121.04417°E |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas |
| Profession | Lawyer Professor |
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He is the father of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was the fourteenth President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.[1]
Diosdado Macapagal Media
1910 Baptismal record of Diosdado Macapagal issued at San Agustin Church (Lubao)
Macapagal (center) with Pampanga Governor Jose B. Lingad (right) and President Elpidio Quirino (left) during the 1949 elections
Macapagal official portrait during the 3rd Congress.
Macapagal swears in as President of the Philippines at the Quirino Grandstand, Manila on December 30, 1961
Seal of the President of the Philippines 1951-late 1960s
Official Portrait by Romeo Enriquez displayed in the Reception Hall of Malacañang Palace.
Macapagal inaugurating the Masalip Dam in Tubao, La Union in 1962
Macapagal (left) in front of the Aguinaldo house replica at the Quirino Grandstand, June 12, 1962
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References
- ↑ "Today in Philippine History September 28, 1910, Diosdado P. Macapagal was born in Lubao, Pampanga". 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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