Ramon Magsaysay
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Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. was a Filipino politician and military officer who was the seventh president of the Philippines, serving from 1953 until his death in 1957. An automobile mechanic by pro
Official portrait, 1954
Magsaysay in his teenage years
Theatrical poster of the 1961 film The Moises Padilla Story that narrates the 1951 event.
Official Malacañang portrait of Ramon Magsaysay by Antonio Garcia Llamas
Carlos P. Garcia
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Carlos Polestico García, often referred to by his initials CPG, was the eighth president of the Philippines, serving from 1957 to 1961. He served as the fourth vice president of the Philippines from 1
Ramon Magsaysay
…the 20th century and the first to be born after the Spanish colonial era. Magsaysay died in a plane crash on March 17, 1957, in Cebu. His successor, Carlos P. Garcia, assumed the presidency. He is the most recent Philippine president to have died in office. Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay, of mixed Tagalog, Visayan…
Official portrait, 1957
Garcia (right) and Magsaysay (left)
Official Malacañang Portrait by Fernando Amorsolo
Vice President Carlos P. Garcia (right) was sworn in as president upon Magsaysay's death at the Council of State Room in the Executive Building of the Malacañan Palace complex. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Ricardo Paras.