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Elpidio Quirino

(born Nov. 16, 1890, Vigan, Phil.—died Feb. 28, 1956, Novaliches) Elpidio Quirino was a Filipino lawyer and politician.

 

Quirino practiced law after graduating from the University of the Philippines. In 1915. He was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives from 1919 -1925 and to the Senate from 1925-1931. He was a part of the Manuel Quezon-led Philippine independence expedition to Washington, D.C., in 1934, which succeeded in getting the Tydings-McDuffie Act passed by Congress, establishing July 4, 1946, as the date of Philippine independence. Additionally, he was chosen to serve on the conference that produced the new Philippine Commonwealth's constitution. In the Commonwealth government, he later held the positions of secretary of the interior and secretary of finance.

After Word War II, Quirino served as secretary of state and vice president under the first president of the independent Philippines, Manuel Roxas. When Roxas died on April 15, 1948, Quirino succeeded to the presidency. The following year, he was elected president for a four-year term on the Liberal Party ticket, defeating the Nacionalista candidate. He served as the 6th president of the Republic of the Philippines.

Quirino’s six years as president were marked by notable postwar reconstruction, general economic gains, and increased economic aid from the United States. Elpidio Quirino's notable accomplishments during his presidency include the restoration of peace and order after World War II, implementation of economic reforms, and the establishment of the Central Bank of the Philippines.

References:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elpidio-Quirino

https://bloomspresidents.wordpress.com/elpido-r-quirino/