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  2. Elpidio Quirino - Wikipedia

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    Elpidio Rivera Quirino (Tagalog: [kiˈɾino]; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925.

  3. Golden arinola scandal - Wikipedia

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    Elpidio Quirino lost his reelection bid in 1953. Elpidio Quirino , the President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953, was alleged to have own a golden arinola [ a ] and was subject to controversy. The controversy was tackled in Senate , with Quirino's political opponents unsuccessfully using the scandal as grounds for the president's impeachment.

  4. 1949 Philippine presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The 1949 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez, won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration ...

  5. List of vice presidents of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Three vice presidents have succeeded to the presidency due to the death of presidents: Sergio Osmeña in 1944, [13] Elpidio Quirino in 1948, [14] and Carlos P. Garcia in 1957. [15] Fernando Lopez was the longest-serving vice-president, who served for a combined total of almost 11 years.

  6. History of the Philippines (1946–1965) - Wikipedia

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    Elpidio Quirino, president from 1948 to 1953. Quirino assumed the presidency on April 17, 1948, taking his oath of office two days after the death of Manuel Roxas. In 1949 the wartime president, Jose P. Laurel of the Nacionalista Party, ran against Quirino in what has been described as a particularly corrupt and venal exercise in democracy ...

  7. List of presidents of the Philippines by previous executive ...

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    Previous executive experience. 1. Emilio Aguinaldo. Gobernadorcillo of Cavite el Viejo, President of the Tejeros Revolutionary Government, President of the Biak-na-Bato Republic, Dictator of the Dictatorial Government & President of the Revolutionary Government. 2. Manuel L. Quezon. President of the Senate of the Philippines, Governor of Tayabas.

  8. Hukbalahap rebellion - Wikipedia

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    His successor, President Elpidio Quirino, had a more accommodating stand towards the Huks, but his failure to deliver fundamental land reforms and appease the Huks who had been victimized by the PC further intensified Huk demands. On June 21, 1948, President Quirino granted the Huks amnesty. [3]

  9. First inauguration of Elpidio Quirino - Wikipedia

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    1949 →. The first inauguration of Elpidio Quirino as the sixth president of the Philippines took place on April 17, 1948 at the Council of State Room of the Malacañan Palace in Manila, following the death of President Manuel Roxas two days earlier of a heart attack after delivering a speech at Clark Air Base in Pampanga.