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emilio aguinaldo

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CREDENTIALS: - cabeza de barangay - Cavite's first municipal mayor (January 1895) - member of the secret society, the Katipunan (April 1895) - head of the Magdalo faction of the Katipunan - led his forces to win in Kawit, Imus and Binakayan, Cavite - First President of the first Philippine Republic, the first republic in Asia ACCOMPLISHMENTS: When the Spanish-American War reached the Philippines, the Americans asked for his help because they lacked ground troops. After the Americans won, he returned to proclaim Philippine independence on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite.

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"We may lose hope in winning this battle for freedom because of inadequate force in terms of weapon, but one thing is never lost, our dream to die for the cause of true independence."

"We may lose hope in winning this battle for freedom because of inadequate force in terms of weapon, but one thing is never lost, our dream to die for the cause of true independence."
Posted by on Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:43:00 GMT