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Manuel L. Quezon

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Manuel L. Quezon

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Also known as Manuel Quezon, Manuel Luis Quezon, M. L. Q.

President of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944

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Manuel Luis Quezon was a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as President of the Philippines and President of the Senate of the Philippines. Born in Baler in 1878, he was a member of the Nacionalista Party. He received his education at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and the University of Santo Tomas. Quezon spoke Tagalog, Spanish, and English, and held the military rank of Major.

He authored five works, including *Assembly of the nation*, *20 speeches that moved a nation*, *Good Fight*, *Malacañan Palace*, and *Then and now*. Quezon died of tuberculosis in Saranac Lake in 1944. He is buried at both Manila North Cemetery and Arlington National Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1970
Works
5

Top works

  • Assembly of the nation
  • 20 speeches that moved a nation
  • Good Fight
  • Malacañan Palace
  • Then and now

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1770-12-17
Active to
1827-03-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
4

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Quotes

  • My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Luis
Gender
male
Citizenship
Philippines
Place of birth
Baler
Place of death
Saranac Lake
Spouse
Q3544720
Occupation
lawyer
Political party
Nacionalista Party
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Christianity
Military rank
Major
Image
Manuel L. Quezon (November 1942).jpg
Number of children
4
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Commons category
Manuel L. Quezon
cause of death
tuberculosis
date of birth
1878-08-19
date of death
1944-08-01
medical condition
tuberculosis
manner of death
natural causes
topic's main category
Category:Manuel L. Quezon
birth name
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina
ethnic group
Tagalog people
name in native language
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina
Philippine middle name
Molina
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Encyclopedic overview

Personal details BornManuel Luis Quezon y Molina (1878-08-19)19 August 1878 Baler, El Príncipe, Nueva Écija, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies (now Baler, Aurora, Philippines)

Died1 August 1944(1944-08-01) (aged 65) Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.

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