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-> The 3rd president (1943 - (1945) of the Philippines -> Born on march 9, 1891 in Tanauan, Batangas -> His father served under Pres. Aguinaldo and signatory to the Malolos Constitution -> As a teen, he was charged but acquitted for murder of his rival suitor -> Married to Prudencia Hidalgo in 1911 -> Took up law at UP, Master of Laws at UST, Doctor of Laws at Yale Law School -> Became Secretary of Interior in 1922 -> Elected Senator in 1925 and served as such until 1931 -> Elected as delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention -> Appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1936 -> Appointed President by the Japanese Occupational Forces in 1943 -> Evacuated to Japan in 1945 when the Philippines Fell to the returning American Forces -> On August 17, 1945, from his refuge in Japan, issued an Executive Proclamation dissolving of the 2nd Republic -> Charged for treason in 1946 but was granted amnesty by President Roxas in 1948 -> Elected to the Senate in 1951 under the Nacionalista Party -> Negotiated trade with US officials resulting to the Laurel-Langley Agreement. -> Founded Lyceum of the Philippines in 1952 -> Died of heart attack on November 6, 1959 in Manila 
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