Diosdado Macapagal

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Diosdado Macapagal was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and the ninth president of the Philippines, known for his economic reforms and for moving the country's Independence Day to June 12.

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President Diosdado Macapagal 1

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instanceOf Filipino politician
human
lawyer
birthDate 1910-09-28
birthPlace Lubao, Pampanga, Philippine Islands NERFINISHED
burialPlace Libingan ng mga Bayani NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart failure
changedNationalHoliday Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12
child Cielo Macapagal-Salgado NERFINISHED
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Philippines NERFINISHED
deathDate 1997-04-21
education University of Santo Tomas NERFINISHED
University of the Philippines NERFINISHED
era 20th-century Philippine politics
familyName Macapagal NERFINISHED
fullName Diosdado Pangan Macapagal NERFINISHED
givenName Diosdado NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix His Excellency
implementedPolicy decontrol program for foreign exchange
land reform measures
knownFor economic reforms in the Philippines
moving Philippine Independence Day to June 12
legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Philippines NERFINISHED
memberOf Philippine Bar NERFINISHED
notableWork autobiography "Macapagal: The Incorruptible" NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEnd 1965-12-30
officeStart 1961-12-30
parentOfPresident Gloria Macapagal Arroyo NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Makati, Philippines NERFINISHED
politicalParty Liberal Party (Philippines) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
President of the Philippines NERFINISHED
Vice President of the Philippines
precededBy Carlos P. Garcia NERFINISHED
presidentialOrder 9
profession attorney
religion Roman Catholicism
representedDistrict 1st District of Pampanga NERFINISHED
servedUnder President Carlos P. Garcia NERFINISHED
spouse Evangelina Macaraeg NERFINISHED
Purita de la Rosa NERFINISHED
succeededBy Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED
termEndAsVicePresident 1961-12-30
termStartAsVicePresident 1957-12-30
vicePresident Emmanuel Pelaez NERFINISHED

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State funeral of John F. Kennedy attendedBy Diosdado Macapagal
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