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A period of exile took place during World War II from 1942 to 1945, when Japan occupied the Commonwealth. On July 4, 1946, the Commonwealth ended, and the Philippines attained full sovereignty as provided for in Article XVIII of the 1935 Constitution .
The completed draft constitution was approved by the convention on February 8, 1935, approved by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt on March 23, and ratified by popular vote on May 14. The first election under the constitution was held on September 17, and on November 15, 1935, the commonwealth was put into place. [109]
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina [b] GCGH KGCR (UK: / ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n /, US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n,-s ɔː n,-s oʊ n /, Tagalog: [maˈnwel luˈis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in ...
This is a timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Some regard the Balfour Declaration as the foundation of the modern Commonwealth. 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 1920s (from 1926) Year Date Event 1926 25 October The Balfour Declaration of 1926 establishes the principle of the ...
A number of countries have had a period of history during which they were a Commonwealth: Commonwealth of England (1649-1660) Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1946) Icelandic Commonwealth (930-1262)
It was reorganized in 1935 in preparation for later independence. [9] [10] [11] The Insular Government was preceded by the Military Government of the Philippine Islands and was followed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The Philippines were acquired from Spain by the United States in 1899 following the Spanish–American War.
These are depictions of diverse aspects of war in film and television, including but not limited to documentaries, TV mini-series, drama serials, and propaganda film.The list starts before World War I, followed by the Roaring Twenties, and then the Great Depression, which eventually saw the outbreak of World War II in 1939, which ended in 1945.
June 27 – Ramon Zamora, film actor (d. 2007) June 29 – Pedro Romualdo, politician. (d. 2013) July 4 – Cielito del Mundo, host (d. 2016) July 13 – Eduardo Ermita, Executive Secretary of the Philippines; August 16 – Carlos Badion, basketball player (d. 2002) August 29 – Luis Villafuerte, politician (d. 2021)