Manuel Roxas Biography

Manuel Roxas biography

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NAME: Manuel Roxas
OCCUPATION: World Leader
BIRTH DATE: January 01, 1892
DEATH DATE: April 15, 1948
EDUCATION: University of the Philippines
PLACE OF BIRTH: Capiz, Philippines
PLACE OF DEATH: Clark Field, Philippines

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Manuel Roxas was a political leader and first president (1946–48) of the independent Republic of the Philippines.

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Manuel Roxas was a part of the convention that drew up a constitution under the revised Philippine Independence and Commonwealth Act and served as secretary of finance in the Commonwealth. He was elected president of the Commonwealth in 1946 as the nominee of the liberal wing of the Nacionalista Party, and when independence was declared on July 4, he became the first president of the new republic.