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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 ...
The 1935 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on September 16, 1935. This was the first election since the enactment of the Tydings–McDuffie Act , a law that paved the way for a transitory government , as well as the first nationwide at-large election ever held in the Philippines.
OTL # President Length of term 1: 10: Ferdinand Marcos: 20 years, 57 days: 7362 days 2: 14: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: 9 years, 161 days: 3448 days 3: 2: Manuel L. Quezon
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.
1 −18 Sakdalista 3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Quintín Paredes Nacionalista Gil Montilla Nacionalista The 1935 Philippine general election was the first general election of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. This was also the first direct election of the President of the Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines ...
The first presidential election by popular vote was on September 15, 1935, after the ratification of the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines; Manuel Quezon of the Nacionalista Party emerged as the victor, defeating previous president Emilio Aguinaldo (Aguinaldo was elected president by the Malolos Congress).
The elected officials however, did not serve their terms from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II. In 1943, a Japanese-sponsored Republic was established and appointed José P. Laurel as president. From 1943 to 1945, the Philippines had two presidents. Quezon died in 1944 due to tuberculosis and was replaced by Sergio Osmeña.
First president to have assumed the presidency upon the death of his predecessor (Manuel L. Quezon). First president to be sworn in as president overseas (United States). First president to be defeated in a presidential election in his incumbency . First and only president who is an illegitimate child. [14]