History of the Philippines (1898-1946)

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	Philippines (09/05)
		The history of the Philippines can be divided into four distinct phases: the pre-Spanish period (before 1521); the Spanish period (1521-1898); the American period (1898-1946); and the years since independence (1946-present).
		The Philippines is a member of the UN and some of its specialized agencies, and began a 2-year term as a member of the UN Security Council in January 2004, serving as UNSC President in September 2005.
		Philippine soldiers and police have participated in a number of multilateral civilian police and peacekeeping operations, and a Philippine Army general served as the first commander of the UN Peacekeeping Operation in East Timor.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2794.htm (6989 words)

	The History Guy: Philippine American War
		Following the surrender of the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines to American military forces in August,1898, tensions developed between U.S. and Filipino forces near Manila.
		After defeating Spain in Cuba and in the Philippines in 1898, the U.S. purchased the Philippines, Puerto Rico and several other islands from the Spanish.
		The Philippines became an independent nation on July 4, 1946.
	www.historyguy.com /PhilipineAmericanwar.html (1106 words)

	Philippines : Phillipines
		The government of the Philippines, loosely patterned after the American system, is organized as a representative republic, with the president functioning as both head of state and government, as well as being the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
		The bicameral Philippine legislature, the Congress[?], consists of the Senate[?] and the House of Representatives[?]; members of both are elected by popular vote.
		The nation is also an active participant of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and a member of the Group of 24[?].
	www.fastload.org /ph/Phillipines.html (1106 words)

	History of the Philippines
		The history of the Philippines may be divided into four distinct phases: the pre-Spanish period (before 1521); the Spanish period (1521-1898); the American period (1898-1946); and the years since independence (1946-present).
		Marcos was forced to flee the Philippines in the face of a peaceful civilian-military uprising that ousted him and installed Corazon Aquino as president on February 25, 1986.
		U.S. administration of the Philippines was always declared to be temporary and aimed to develop institutions that would permit and encourage the eventual establishment of a free and democratic government.
	infotut.com /geography/Philippines (1515 words)

	July 4, 1946
		On the basis of the June 12, 1898, (alleged) declaration of independence by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, he thought that it was his mandate to correct "history." He thought it would serve better the national aspirations of the Filipino people to adopt that date as the Philippines's independence day.
		The Philippine History Group of Los Angeles invites you to send your comments to the author, Bobby Reyes, or the editor of this Philippine Centennial Series, Hector Santos.
		History has it that Aguinaldo ordered also the assassination of Gen. Antonio Luna in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (Luna was killed in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.
	www.bibingka.com /phg/misc/july4.htm (1338 words)

	philippines map and map of philippines and information page
		The Mayon Volcano is the most active in the Philippines, and considered one of the most dangerous on the planet, however, it does not stand alone; in 1991, Mount Pinatubo burst, and proved to be one of the most significant volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
		For hundreds of years the Philippines were a Spanish colony, but then were ceded to the US in 1898, following the Spanish-American War.
		One of the main focal points of battles between Japan and the US during World War II, at the end of that war (in 1946) with the US victory in the South Pacific, the Philippines attained total independence.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/ph.htm (1019 words)

	Philippines
		The Philippines were a part of the United States from 1898 to 1946.
		Not all of the Philippines history is pleasant. Corrigidor stands as a reminder of the brave men both Filipino and American who stood against the Japanese invasion at the start of World War II.
		The flag of the Philippines is flown with the red on top in time of war.
	mrsaspage.homestead.com /Philippines.html (647 words)

	3rd Republic of the Philippines
		The People section is about those who have had an impact on Philippine history and those that have helped laid down the foundations for independence and placing the future of the Philippines into the hands of its citizens.
		The US declared war on Spain in 1898, and so, American and Filipino forces combined to free the Philippines from Spanish rule.
		The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands that lie on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia.
	www.taiwai.com (647 words)

	WHKMLA : History of the Philippines, WW II 1939-1945
		In 1935 the Philippines had been promised independence for 1946, and SELF-GOVERNMENT was introduced, under MANUEL LUIS QUEZON, first president of the COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES.
		World War II and Japanese Occupation, in A Centennial History of Philippine Independence, 1898-1998 by Fraser Weir
		In 1943, the Japanese established a puppet PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC, with President JOSE P. Meanwhile, Manuel Luis Quezon, president of the Philippino government-in-exile died in 1944, shortly before his country was liberated.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/seasia/wwiiphil.html (647 words)

	July 4, 1946
		On the basis of the June 12, 1898, (alleged) declaration of independence by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, he thought that it was his mandate to correct "history." He thought it would serve better the national aspirations of the Filipino people to adopt that date as the Philippines's independence day.
		We believe that the Philippine National Centennial Commission and the Philippine leaders who insist on the June 12, 1898, independence are insensitive to the facts of history.
		The Philippine History Group of Los Angeles invites you to send your comments to the author, Bobby Reyes, or the editor of this Philippine Centennial Series, Hector Santos.
	www.bibingka.com /phg/misc/july4.htm (1338 words)

	Trends in Philippine Library History - 65th IFLA Council and General Conference - Conference Programme and Proceedings
		The Republic of the Philippines was solemnly inaugurated in the morning of July 4, 1946.
		Its history ended with the outbreak of war in 1898, and its holdings, around 1,500 titles, were integrated into the American Circulating Library in 1901.
		But the foundation of Philippine librarianship was forged by Lois Osborn, Mary Polk, and James Robertson in 1914, through the establishment of library courses in the University of the Philippines and the Philippine Normal School.
	www.ifla.org /IV/ifla65/papers/039-138e.htm (6194 words)

	COMMENT: Fancy of history
		And it can be a paradox that, by the way the Philippines has been conducting her friendship with the United States, June 12 as the RP Independence Day can be as much a fancy of history as is the July 4 RP-US Friendship Day.
		It restored the fervor of the Filipinos' armed struggle for independence against Spain while, at the same time, commemorating a benevolent act of a friend, the 48 years of American colonization of the Philippines.
		The Americans came in 1898 as friends to tutor the Filipinos in the ways of democratic government.
	www.mindanews.com /2002/07/1st/vws03diaz.html (6194 words)

	July 4, 1946
		On the basis of the June 12, 1898, (alleged) declaration of independence by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, he thought that it was his mandate to correct "history." He thought it would serve better the national aspirations of the Filipino people to adopt that date as the Philippines's independence day.
		The Americans controlled the walled City of Intramuros, Manila, after their May 1, 1898, naval victory at Manila Bay.
		We argue that the war that led to General Aguinaldo's proclamation of independence was but one of a series of wars for independence that the Filipino people waged.
	www.bibingka.com /phg/misc/july4.htm (1338 words)

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		It must be emphasized and acknowledged that the Moros and the Indios (the Christianized Filipinos) never constituted a nation and that it was only in 1946, upon the proclamation of the Philippine Republic that the Moros and the Indios became part of one nation-state.......
		Historical records show that the Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan were never conquered by Spain and therefore the Treaty of Paris in 1898 was void ab initio with regards to Mindanao.
		"The close of the unsuccessful Spanish conquest of Moroland marked the beginning of the end of one of the most remarkable resistance in the annals of military history.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /forums/viewtopic.php?p=13116 (1755 words)

	Eating Bitterness
		Although Filipinos fought with Jean Baptiste Lafitte and General Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, the beginning of large-scale Filipino immigration is linked to the 1898 annexation of the Philippines by the United States.
		Filipinos and Indians would not gain the right of naturalization until 1946.
		Japanese laborers were brought to Hawaii to work the sugar plantations beginning in 1868, constituting the first mass emigration of Japanese overseas.
	www.ailf.org /ipc/policy_reports_2004_eatingbitterness.asp (1755 words)

	Philippine Islands encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Philippine Islands politics and officials, Philippine Islands History. Travel to Philippine Islands
		The Philippines has had a series of electoral presidential transitions since the removal of MARCOS.
		The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.
		Philippine Islands encyclopedia : Cultural Information, Maps, Philippine Islands politics and officials, Philippine Islands History.
	www.philippinesiworld.com (363 words)

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