Manuel A. Roxas
Last President of the Commonwealth (May 28 - July 4, 1946)
First President of the 3rd Republic
July 4, 1946 - April 15, 1948

• Born: Jan 1, 1892 in Capiz, now Roxas City
• Died: April 15, 1948
• Wife: Trining de Leon Roxas
• Parents: Gerardo Roxas and Rosario Acuna
• Education: Lawyer, University of the Philippines, Bar topnotcher
• Miscellaneous: A career politician who started being a provincial fiscal; He served in various capacities under Quezon's commonwealth gov't. During WWII, however, he served under the Japanese-sponsored Philippine republic. After the war, Gen. MacArthur pardoned him and reinstated his commission as an officer of the US armed forces. This resuscitated his political career, and with the General's support, he became even more powerful culminating in winning the 1946 presidential election over Osmena. As president, he then pardoned the Japanese collaborators. He marked history with his versatile achievements by being a man of many talents. He succumbed to a fatal heart attack after delivering a speech at Clark Air Base.

  
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