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Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. QSC GCGH KGE GCC (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953 until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957.
On March 17, 1957, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal on the island of Cebu, Philippines, killing 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including the incumbent president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. Several high-ranking Philippine government officials, military officials, and journalists ...
Vice President of the Philippines: 7: Ramon Magsaysay: Military Governor of Zambales, Secretary of National Defense: 8: Carlos P. Garcia: Governor of Bohol, Vice President of the Philippines: 9: Diosdado Macapagal: Vice President of the Philippines: 10: Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Major in the 14th Infantry Division of the US Armed Forces in the ...
The 1953 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 10, 1953. [1] Former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay was elected President of the Philippines , defeating Incumbent Elpidio Quirino in his run for a second full term.
Ramon Magsaysay, president from 1953 to 1957. In the 1953 election, Magsaysay was elected president over the incumbent Elpidio Quirino, with the scarcely concealed help of American officials and funds. [20] He was sworn into office wearing the barong tagalog, a first by a Philippine president.
Fort Ramon Magsaysay, also known as Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation (FMMR) and Fort Mag, is the largest military reservation in the Philippines, and is a key training area of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Fort Magsaysay straddles the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Aurora, encompassing Palayan City, Sta. Rosa, Gen. Tinio, Laur, and ...
The 1957 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 12, 1957. Incumbent President and Vice President to Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia was elected for a full term as President of the Philippines. Garcia assumed the post following the death of Magsaysay in a plane crash earlier that year.
Ramon Magsaysay (in concurrent capacity as President) January 1, 1954 – May 14, 1954 Sotero Cabahug: April 4, 1954 – January 2, 1956 Eulogio Balao: January 3, 1956 – March 18, 1957 Secretary of Commerce and Industry: Óscar Ledesma: March 10, 1954 – March 18, 1957 Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications: Vicente ...