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520:
446:Nacionalista
442:affiliations
417:(1986-07-21)
363:Succeeded by
342:
313:Succeeded by
306:Ramon Torres
282:
262:Succeeded by
229:
211:Constituency
204:
200:Succeeded by
179:
168:
148:
144:Succeeded by
121:
102:Succeeded by
95:Manuel Roxas
79:
51:José Avelino
36:
32:
1448:1986 deaths
1443:1890 births
538:pro tempore
453:(1922–1928)
448:(1928–1946)
435:(1946–1986)
353:Preceded by
301:Preceded by
250:Preceded by
190:Preceded by
137:José Clarín
132:Preceded by
90:Preceded by
29:family name
25:middle name
1437:Categories
854:1946–1949
740:9715424961
716:References
708:Later life
491:Alma mater
391:1890-08-05
1377:J. Osmeña
1307:S. Osmeña
1230:Sotto III
1145:Tolentino
1135:Rodriguez
1120:Rodriguez
1010:President
967:President
916:President
474:Relatives
451:Democrata
343:In office
292:President
283:In office
239:President
230:In office
180:In office
169:In office
122:In office
80:In office
1357:Guingona
1347:Sumulong
1240:Escudero
1180:Gonzales
1170:Gonzales
1160:Gonzales
558:Calbayog
466:Children
398:Calbayog
336:district
70:3rd
19:In this
1422:Legarda
1397:Estrada
1392:Flavier
1367:Shahani
1337:Briones
1332:Paredes
1322:Quirino
1317:Avelino
1155:Salonga
1130:Zulueta
1110:Paredes
1100:Avelino
688:in the
528:of the
433:Liberal
37:Avelino
1417:Zubiri
1407:Drilon
1387:Villar
1362:Laurel
1327:Arranz
1312:Clarin
1302:Guanco
1235:Zubiri
1220:Drilon
1210:Villar
1205:Drilon
1195:Drilon
1185:Fernan
1175:Maceda
1165:Angara
1140:Marcos
1105:Cuenco
1090:Quezon
798:9 June
762:9 June
737:
458:Spouse
422:Manila
23:, the
1412:Recto
1402:Recto
1342:López
1150:Puyat
1125:Osías
1115:Osías
1095:Roxas
945:(won)
926:(won)
562:Samar
402:Samar
330:Samar
328:from
1382:Ople
1372:Ople
1190:Ople
800:2015
764:2015
735:ISBN
509:LL.B
412:Died
381:Born
33:Dira
1352:Roy
560:in
334:1st
332:'s
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