Macario Sakay
Macario Sakay | |
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General Macario Sakay in 1901 | |
| President of the Tagalog Republic | |
| In office May 6, 1902 – July 14, 1906 | |
| Vice President | Francisco Carreón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Macario Sakay y de León March 1, 1870 Tondo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 13, 1907 (aged 37) Santa Cruz, Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S. |
| Political party | Katipunan |
| Profession | Revolutionary Merchant |
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Macario Sakay y de León (March 1, 1870 – September 13, 1907) was a Filipino general who took part in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire and in the Philippine–American War. After the war was declared over by the United States in 1902, Sakay continued resistance by leading guerrilla raids. The following year he established the Tagalog Republic with himself as president. Sakay was executed by hanging in 1907.