Carlos P. Garcia

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Carlos P. Garcia was a Filipino lawyer, poet, and statesman who became the eighth President of the Philippines, known for his "Filipino First" policy and emphasis on economic nationalism.


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instanceOf Filipino lawyer
Filipino politician
President of the Philippines
human
poet
birthDate 1896-11-04
birthPlace Talibon, Bohol, Captaincy General of the Philippines
burialPlace Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Philippines
child Linda Garcia
commemoratedBy Carlos P. Garcia National Highway in Bohol
Municipality of Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol
countryOfCitizenship Philippines
deathDate 1971-06-14
deathPlace Quezon City, Philippines NERFINISHED
education Philippine Law School
Silliman University
familyName Garcia
fullName Carlos Polestico Garcia
givenName Carlos
governedTerritory Province of Bohol NERFINISHED
honor Quezon Service Cross (posthumous)
knownFor economic nationalism
promoting Filipino control of the economy
languageOfWorkOrName Cebuano
English
Tagalog
legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Philippines
Senate of the Philippines
militaryService Philippine resistance during World War II
notablePolicy Filipino First policy
occupation lawyer
poet
politician
officeNumber 8th President of the Philippines
politicalParty Nacionalista Party
positionHeld Governor of Bohol
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
President of the Philippines
Senator of the Philippines
Vice President of the Philippines
precededBy Ramon Magsaysay
presidentialTermEnd 1961-12-30
presidentialTermStart 1957-03-18
profession lawyer
religion Roman Catholicism
representedDistrict 3rd District of Bohol
signature Signature of Carlos P. Garcia
spouse Leonila Dimataga
succeededBy Diosdado Macapagal NERFINISHED
vicePresidentialTermEnd 1957-03-18
vicePresidentialTermStart 1953-12-30

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President of the Philippines
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