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Manuel L. Quezon

1878 - 1944

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Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (UK: , US: , Tagalog: [maˈnwel ˈluwis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson i moˈlina]; 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. During his presidency, Quezon tackled the problem of landless peasants. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel L. Quezon has received more than 3,275,031 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 52 in 2019). Manuel L. Quezon is the 7,111th most popular politician (up from 7,986th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 17th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 7,111 out of 15,577. Before him are Al-Hakim I, Karl von Stürgkh, Aslan Abashidze, Mohamed Ennaceur, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Princess Maria Christina of Saxony. After him are James Baker, Hiranuma Kiichirō, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Ali az-Zahir, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 65. Before him are Horacio Quiroga, Hans Ledwinka, Eino Leino, Paul Troost, Lionel Barrymore, and Walter Heitz. After him are Alfréd Hajós, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Carl Sandburg, Erich Mühsam, and Jack Johnson. Among people deceased in 1944, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 111. Before him are Fritz Witt, Emanuel Ringelblum, Heinz Brandt, Ethel Smyth, Walter Heitz, and Hans Krása. After him are Kaj Munk, Paul Masson, Lina Cavalieri, Frank Marshall, Nikolai Kuznetsov, and Musa Cälil.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 12 out of 126. Before him are Corazon Aquino (1933), Imelda Marcos (1929), Paulino Alcántara (1896), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Isabel Preysler (1951), and Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932). After him are Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), Manny Pacquiao (1978), Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850), Jose P. Laurel (1891), Apolinario Mabini (1864), and Elpidio Quirino (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon ranks 7. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Ferdinand Marcos (1917), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), Lapu-Lapu (1491), Corazon Aquino (1933), and Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932). After him are Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), Jose P. Laurel (1891), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Elpidio Quirino (1890), Florencio Campomanes (1927), and Manuel Roxas (1892).

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