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Arturo Tolentino

1910 - 2004

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Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as the Senate president and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was the vice-presidential running mate of Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 Philippine election, which led to the ouster of Marcos in the People Power Revolution. Tolentino helped write the Civil Code of the Philippines from 1948 to 1949 and authored the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arturo Tolentino is the 11,676th most popular politician (up from 18,594th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 110th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arturo Tolentino ranks 11,676 out of 19,576Before him are Omer Nishani, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, José Mário Vaz, Tribuno Memmo, Elie Hobeika, and Paul Reinecke. After him are Boris Kalamanos, Ælla of Deira, Ameny Qemau, Luís Carlos Prestes, Nedjemibre, and Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg.

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Among people born in 1910, Arturo Tolentino ranks 170Before him are Ernst Schäfer, Hazi Aslanov, Jean Servais, Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow, Qian Zhongshu, and Stanislaus Kobierski. After him are Nathan Alterman, Pál Turán, Aldo Olivieri, Wilfred Thesiger, Georgios Zoitakis, and T-Bone Walker. Among people deceased in 2004, Arturo Tolentino ranks 145Before him are Ota Šik, Ivan Hlinka, Antonio Gades, Cem Karaca, Janet Frame, and Tiziano Terzani. After him are Dimebag Darrell, Muhammad Zaidan, Juan Zambudio Velasco, Carrie Snodgress, Augusto da Costa, and Orvar Bergmark.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Arturo Tolentino ranks 36 out of 155Before him are Benigno Aquino III (1960), Leni Robredo (1965), Juan Ponce Enrile (1924), Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850), Francisco Balagtas (1788), and Florencio Campomanes (1927). After him are Apolinario Mabini (1864), Noli de Castro (1949), Francisco Guilledo (1901), José Villanueva (1913), Pedro Paterno (1857), and Oscar Cruz (1934).

Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Arturo Tolentino ranks 25Before him are Carlos P. Garcia (1896), Sara Duterte (1978), Benigno Aquino III (1960), Leni Robredo (1965), Juan Ponce Enrile (1924), and Florencio Campomanes (1927). After him are Apolinario Mabini (1864), Noli de Castro (1949), Pedro Paterno (1857), Leila de Lima (1959), Fernando Lopez (1904), and Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945).