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Manuel L. Quezon

1878 - 1944

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Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (UK: , US: , Tagalog: [maˈnwel luˈis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines and is considered the second president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901), whom Quezon defeated in the 1935 presidential election. Quezon City, a city in Metro Manila, is named after him. During his presidency, Quezon tackled the problem of landless peasants. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel L. Quezon is the 1,538th most popular politician (up from 6,333rd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 15th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 1,538 out of 19,576. Before him are Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, F. W. de Klerk, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Karađorđe, Lucilla, and Ehud Olmert. After him are Afonso III of Portugal, Ehud Barak, Alexios III Angelos, Shepseskare, Hu Yaobang, and Cleopatra V of Egypt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 9. Before him are Martin Buber, John B. Watson, Reza Shah, Gustav Stresemann, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, and Werner von Blomberg. After him are Pancho Villa, André Citroën, Alfred Döblin, Robert Walser, Lucien Febvre, and Pyotr Wrangel. Among people deceased in 1944, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 23. Before him are Lou Henry Hoover, Alexis Carrel, Ludwig Beck, Thomas Midgley Jr., Galeazzo Ciano, and Erwin von Witzleben. After him are Ernst Thälmann, Michael Wittmann, Marc Bloch, Milena Jesenská, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, and Joseph P. Kennedy Jr..

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 8 out of 155. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Imelda Marcos (1929), Lapu-Lapu (1491), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), Bongbong Marcos (1957), and Luis Antonio Tagle (1957). After him are Fidel Ramos (1928), Corazon Aquino (1933), Joseph Estrada (1937), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), José Rizal (1861), and Sergio Osmeña (1878).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 6. Before him are Ferdinand Marcos (1917), Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Lapu-Lapu (1491), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), and Bongbong Marcos (1957). After him are Fidel Ramos (1928), Corazon Aquino (1933), Joseph Estrada (1937), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Sergio Osmeña (1878), and Emilio Aguinaldo (1869).

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