Emilio F. Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869 in Kawit, Cavite. He is the first President of the Philippines. He was serving the Philippines in the period of June 12, 1898 to April 01, 1901.
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He studied at Colegio de San Juan de Letran but wasn’t able to finish his studies due to outbreak of cholera in 1882.
Emilio became the “Cabeza de Barangay” of Binakayan, a chief barrio of Cavite el Viejo, when he was only 17 years old to avoid conscription.
In 1895 the Maura Law that called for the reorganization of local governments was enacted. At the age of 25 years old, Aguinaldo became Cavite Viejo’s first “gobernadorcillo capitan municipal” (Municipal Governor-Captain) while on a business trip in Mindoro.
He also led the Philippine-American War against U.S. resistance to Philippine independence. He died on February 6, 1964 at the age of 94, in Quezon City, Philippines because of a heart attack.
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