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Diosdado Macapagal

1910 - 1997

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Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (Tagalog: [djosˈdado makapaˈɡal]; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the 9th President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the 5th Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970. He was the father of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who followed his path as President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diosdado Macapagal is the 4,543rd most popular politician (down from 3,122nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 7th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 4,543 out of 19,576. Before him are Sten Sture the Elder, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, John, Elector of Saxony, Frederick the Simple, Philopoemen, and Drypetis. After him are Lee Hsien Loong, Philip I, Duke of Burgundy, Ed Miliband, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Wegaf, and Albert III, Duke of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 56. Before him are Robert van Gulik, Francisco Varallo, Tancredo Neves, Meša Selimović, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Said bin Taimur. After him are Diana Mosley, Farid al-Atrash, August Landmesser, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Dorothy Vaughan, and Miguel Najdorf. Among people deceased in 1997, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 56. Before him are Burgess Meredith, Stéphane Grappelli, Amha Selassie, John Denver, Friedrich Hund, and Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark. After him are André Franquin, Charles Brenton Huggins, Shoichi Yokoi, George Wald, Masaru Ibuka, and Hastings Banda.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 19 out of 155. Before him are José Rizal (1861), Sergio Osmeña (1878), Lorenzo Ruiz (1600), Paulino Alcántara (1896), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), and Jose P. Laurel (1891). After him are Ramon Magsaysay (1907), Manuel Roxas (1892), Pedro Calungsod (1654), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Elpidio Quirino (1890), and Isabel Preysler (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 14. Before him are Corazon Aquino (1933), Joseph Estrada (1937), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Sergio Osmeña (1878), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), and Jose P. Laurel (1891). After him are Ramon Magsaysay (1907), Manuel Roxas (1892), Pedro Calungsod (1654), Elpidio Quirino (1890), Carlos P. Garcia (1896), and Sara Duterte (1978).

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