GREAT LEADERS

MANUEL L.QUEZON
Manuel Luis Quezn y Molina (August 19, 1878 August
1, 1944) served as president of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He
was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines
(as opposed to other historical states), and is considered by
most Filipinos to have been the second
president of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (1897
1901).
Quezn was the first Senate president elected to the
presidency, the first president elected through a national
election and the first incumbent to secure re-election (for a
partial second term, later extended, due to amendments to
the 1935 Constitution). He is known as the "Father of the
National Language".
During his presidency, Quezn tackled the problem of
landless peasants in the countryside. Other major decisions
include reorganization of the islands' military defense,
approval of recommendation for government reorganization,
promotion of settlement and development in Mindanao,
dealing with the foreign stranglehold on Philippine trade and
commerce, proposals for land reform, and opposing graft
and corruption within the government. He established an
exiled government in the U.S. with the outbreak of the war
and the threat of Japanese invasion, and during his exile in
the U.S. he died of tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, New York.

ANDRES BONIPACIO
Andrs Bonifacio (1863-1897)

Andrs Bonifacio was born in Manila in 1863, the son of a government official. When both
his parents died in the 1870's, he left school to support his five brothers and sisters. By the
mid-1880s, he had become a fervent Filipino nationalist. When Jos Rizal established the
Liga Filipina in 1892, Bonifacio was one of its first members.
After the Spanish arrested Rizal in July 1892, Bonifacio decided that the Philippines would
only achieve independence through revolution. On July 7, he founded the Katipunan, a secret
society open to both peasants and the middle class that employed Masonic rituals to impart
an air of sacred mystery. It insinuated itself into the community by setting up mutual aid
societies and education for the poor. By 1896, the Katipunan had over 30,000 members and
functioned at the national, provincial, and municipal levels.
Following the execution of Rizal in 1896, Bonifacio proclaimed Filipino independence on
August 23, 1896. This time, the Spaniards moved against him, forcing his flight to the
Marikina mountains, while other forces headed by Emilio Aguinaldo were more successful
and won control over some towns. When Bonifacio tried to rein him in, Aguinaldo ordered him
arrested and charged with treason and sedition. He was tried and convicted by his enemies
and executed on May 10, 1897. Today he is regarded as a national hero of the Philippines .

BENIGNO NINOY AQUINO JR.

Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr., byname Ninoy (born Nov.

27, 1932, Tarlac, Phil.died Aug. 21, 1983, Manila), the

chief opposition leader during the era of martial law in the
Philippines (197281) under Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Aquinos assassination in 1983 galvanized popular
opposition to the Marcos government and brought his
widow, Corazon Aquino, to the political forefront.
The grandson of a Philippine general and the son of a
well-known politician and landowner, Aquino began his
career as a journalist and then was elected mayor of
Concepcin in 1955, vice-governor of Tarlac province in
1959, governor of Tarlac province in 1961, Philippine
senator in 1967, ... (100 of 377 words)

GEN.GREGORIO H.DEL PILAR

Birthplace of Gen. Gregorio H. dl Pilar
historical marker and monument (San
Jose, Bulakan, Bulacan.The site where
he was born on November 14, 1875
("A soldier and gentleman").
Gregorio del Pilar y Sempio (November
14, 1875 December 2, 1899) was
one of the youngest generals in the
Philippine Revolutionary Forces during
the Philippine Revolution and the
Philippine-American War. He is most
known for his role and death at the
Battle of Tirad Pass. Because of his
youth, he was called the "Boy
General."[citation needed

RAMON MAGSAYSAY
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay (August 31, 1907 -

March 17, 1957) was the third President of the Third

Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until
his death. He was elected President under the banner of
the Nacionalista Party

 George Washington

George Washington (February

22, 1732 [O.S. February 11,

1731][Note 1][Note 2] December 14,
1799) was the first
President of the United States
(17891797), the commander-inchief of the Continental Army
during the
American Revolutionary War, and
one of the
Founding Fathers of the United S
tates
. He presided over the convention
that drafted the Constitution,
which replaced the Articles of
Confederation and established
the position of President.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

BEST KNOWN FOR

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved

the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of
slaves.
a sudden and tragic death at a time when his country needed him most to
complete the great task remaining before the nation. Lincoln's distinctively
human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union
and emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that endures. His eloquence
of democracy and his insistence that the Union was worth saving embody
the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve

MAHATMA
GANDHI

Born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India,

Mahatma Gandhi studied law and came to

advocate for the rights of Indians, both at home
and in South Africa. Gandhi became a leader of
India's independence movement, organizing
boycotts against British institutions in peaceful
forms of civil disobedience. He was killed by a
fanatic in 1948.
Spiritual and Political Leader
Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma
Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869, in
Porbandar, Kathiawar, India. He studied law in
London, England, but in 1893 went to South
Africa, where he spent 20 years opposing
discriminatory legislation against Indians. As a
pioneer of Satyagraha, or resistance through
mass non-violent civil disobedience, he became

Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current

President of the United States, the first African American to

hold the office. Wikipedia
Born: August 4, 1961 (age 52),
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Full name: Barack Hussein Obama II
Parents: Ann Dunham, Barack Obama Sr.
Children: Natasha Obama, Malia Ann Obama
Education: Harvard Law School (19881991), More
Siblings: Malik Abongo Obama, Maya Soetoro-Ng,
44th U.S. President

 Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II, sometimes called Blessed John

Paul or John Paul the Great, born Karol Jzef Wojtya,

was the head of the Catholic Church from 16 October
1978 to his death in 2005. Wikipedia
Born: May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland
Died: April 2, 2005, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Full name: Karol Jzef Wojtya
Movies: The Jeweller's Shop, Our God's Brother,
Tryptyk rzymski
Education:
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas(19471948

PREPARED BY:
VELMOR N.PADUA