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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 6th 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 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Diosdado Macapagal is the 3,122nd most popular politician (up from 12,268th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 30th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 3,122 out of 19,576. Before him are Hyrcanus II, Cassius Chaerea, Neriglissar, Sophonisba, Hisham II, and Maria Anna of Spain. After him are Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Kato Svanidze, Stefan the First-Crowned, U of Goryeo, and Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 41. Before him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu, William Shockley, Robert van Gulik, Benzion Netanyahu, Meša Selimović, and Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz. After him are Edda Mussolini, Paul Flory, Luise Rainer, Edvard Kardelj, Pierre Schaeffer, and António de Spínola. Among people deceased in 1997, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 44. Before him are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Cornelius Castoriadis, John Eccles, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, John Kendrew, and Otto Ernst Remer. After him are Anton LaVey, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, Alfred Hershey, Alexander R. Todd, Nikolai Tikhonov, and Shoichi Yokoi.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 7 out of 155. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Bongbong Marcos (1957), Corazon Aquino (1933), Ferdinand Marcos (1917), José Rizal (1861), and Lapu-Lapu (1491). After him are Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), Imelda Marcos (1929), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Paulino Alcántara (1896), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal ranks 6. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Bongbong Marcos (1957), Corazon Aquino (1933), Ferdinand Marcos (1917), and Lapu-Lapu (1491). After him are Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), Manuel L. Quezon (1878), Elpidio Quirino (1890), and Jose P. Laurel (1891).

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