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-> The 6th president (1948 - 1953) of the Philippines -> Born on November 16, 1890 in Vigan, Ilocos Sur -> Parents are Don Mariano Quirino of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur and Doña Gregoria Mendoza Rivera of Agoo, La Union -> Married to Alicia Syquia with 5 children -> Obtained law degree from UP in 1915 -> 1919 to 1925 - Member of the Philippine House of Representatives -> 1925 to 1931 - Member of the Philippine Senate -> 1931 - Secretary of Finance and then Secretary of Interior -> 1934 - Member of teh Philippine Independence Mission to Washington, D.C. -> 1943 - his wife and 3 of his children were killed during the Battle of Manila -> 1946 - Elected Vice-President and appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary -> 1949 - Elected as President of the 3rd Republic of the Philippines -> Died of heart attack on February 29, 1956 
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