Diosdado Macapagal
Fifth President of the 3rd Republic
Dec. 30, 1961 - Dec. 30, 1965
Born: September 28, 1910 in Lubao, Pampanga
Died:
First Wife: Purita de la Rosa
Second Wife: Evangelina Macaraeg
Parents: Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pangan
Education: Lawyer, UST; Bar Topnotcher; Doctor of Civil Laws; Ph. D. in Economics
Miscellaneous: A self-made man from humble beginnings; Was elected opposition
party (LP) vice-president, and then defeated handily the incumbent (CPG)
the following election year. But he was beaten by Marcos in the following election
year.
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