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Macapagal, Diosdado (dēōsdä`thō mäkäpägäl`), 1911–97, Philippine president (1961–65). A forceful orator, Macapagal practiced law and later served in the Philippine diplomatic service and in the house of representatives (1949–56). In 1951, he led the Philippine delegation to the United Nations. He was elected vice president on a split ticket in 1957, serving under Carlos P. Garcia. In 1961, he defeated Garcia and became president, although his Liberal party was in the minority. As president, Macapagal fought poverty, rising unemployment, and corruption. He was defeated (1965) for reelection by Ferdinand Marcos Marcos, Ferdinand Edralin , 1917–89, Philippine political leader. A lawyer and aide to Manuel Roxas (1946–47), he was elected to congress in 1949, serving in the House of Representatives (1949–59) and Senate (1959–65).
..... Click the link for more information. . Macapagal later organized (1979) the National Union for Liberation in opposition to Marcos's regime. His daughter, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria , 1947–, Philippine political leader, daughter of Diosdado Macapagal. A professor of economics, she entered government in 1987, serving as assistant secretary (1987–89) and undersecretary (1989–92) of trade and industry ..... Click the link for more information. , became president of the Philippines in 2001. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Incumbent President Gloria Arroyo is the daughter of Diosdado Macapagal, who ruled the Philippines from 1961 to 1965, while her two sons are already members of the nation's lower house of parliament. The initial phase of the Northrail project will see the reconstruction and upgrading of the rail line from the Philippine National Railway station in Sangandaan to the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Pampanga province. She visited in 1966 with her late father and former president Diosdado Macapagal, who had previously visited Brazil for the inauguration of the new capital city of Brasilia in April 1960 when he was the vice president. |
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