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-> The first and youngest Philippine President (at age 29) -> A Filipino revolutionary general and politician -> Born March 22, 1869 in Kawit, Cavite; the seventh of eight children -> Married twice; first to Hilaria Del Rosario with 5 children then to Maria Agoncilio -> At age 17, he was appointed cabeza de barangay -> At 25, in 1894, he joined the secret organization KKK -> At 29, elected as president of the First Philippine Republic -> Went to Hongkong after the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato -> Returned home after the outbreak of the Spanish-American War -> Proclaimed Philippine Independence in his home at Kawit on June 12 , 1898 -> Was captured by the Americans in Palanan, Isabela -> Ran for president during the election in 1935 but lost to Manuel Quezon -> Cooperated with the Japanese during World War II -> In 1950, he was appointed member of the Council of State -> Attended the Independence Day Celebration on June 12, 1962 after it was changed from July 4 -> Died February 6, 1964 of coronary thrombosis at the age of 95 
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