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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 ...
While in Washington, the government, led by President Manuel L. Quezon, worked to maintain American interest in the Philippines, and issued shortwave broadcasts to the Philippines. Their legitimacy was supported by the U.S. government led by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Quezon joined the inter-governmental Pacific War Council.
Authorizing and Empowering Colonel Manuel Roxas, Secretary to the President, to Act for and in Behalf of the President of the Philippines March 26, 1942 [402] 1-W Amending Rules and Regulations Governing the Appointment and Supervision of Government Pensionados May 13, 1942 [403] 2-W
Of the individuals elected as president, three died in office: two of natural causes (Manuel L. Quezon [26] and Manuel Roxas [27]) and one in a plane crash (Ramon Magsaysay, 1953–57 [28]). The longest-serving president is Ferdinand Marcos with 20 years and 57 days in office; he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
Quezon's Game is a 2018 Philippine biographical drama film directed by Matthew Rosen. The film centers on Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and his plan to shelter German and Austrian Jews in the Philippines who were fleeing Nazi Germany during the pre-World War II era.
Manuel L. Quezon: 1935–1941 Vice President: Sergio Osmeña: 1935–1941 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce: Benigno Aquino: 1938–1940 Rafael Alunan Sr. 1940–1941 Secretary of Public Instruction: Sergio Osmeña: November 15, 1935 – December 1, 1938 Manuel L. Quezon: December 1, 1938 – April 19, 1939 Jorge Bocobo: April 19, 1939 ...
Manuel L. Quezon: 1939–1941: Joaquin Pardo de Tavera: 1941–1945: N/A: Japanese Occupation 1946–1950: Joaquin Pardo de Tavera: First Director of the newly renamed and reorganized National Bureau of Investigation Sergio Osmeña: Manuel Roxas: Elpidio Quirino: 1951–1954: Gen. Alberto Ramos: 1954: Maj. Jose Crisol: Col. Leoncio Tan: 1954 ...
Osmeña continued his education in Manila, studying in San Juan de Letran College where he first met Manuel L. Quezon, a classmate of his, as well as Juan Sumulong and Emilio Jacinto. He took up law at the University of Santo Tomas and placed second in the 1903 bar examination.