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-> The 4th president (1944 - 1946) of the Philippines -> Born on September 9, 1878 in Cebu City -> His mother Juana Osmena was reportedly only 14 years when she gave birth to him -> The identity of his father was a closely guarded secret -> Founded the newspaper 'El Nuevo Dia' in 1900 -> Served on the war staff of General Emilio Aguinaldo as a courier and journalist -> Took up Law at UST and passed the Bar in 1903 landing 2nd place -> At age 28, elected as Governor of Cebu -> Gave up the governorship to run for the first National Assembly and won -> Became House Speaker from 1917 to 1922 -> Elected Senator in 1922 and served as such until 1935 -> Elected as Vice-President with partymate Manuel Quezon as President -> Succeeded Manuel Quezon as President upon the latter's death in 1944 -> Run for President in the 1946 National Election but lost to Manuel Roxas -> Died of liver failure and breast cancer on October 19, 1961 in Quezon City 
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