History of the Philippines (1946–1965)
Republic of the Philippines | |||||||||
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| 1946–1965 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Lupang Hinirang (English: "Chosen Land") | |||||||||
| Great Seal: | |||||||||
Location of the Philippines in Southeast Asia. | |||||||||
| Capital | Manila (before 1948) Quezon City (after 1948) | ||||||||
| Largest city | Manila | ||||||||
| Official languages | Spanish English Tagalog | ||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism Protestantism Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1946–1948 | Manuel Roxas | ||||||||
• 1948–1953 | Elpidio Quirino | ||||||||
• 1953–1957 | Ramon Magsaysay | ||||||||
• 1957–1961 | Carlos P. Garcia | ||||||||
• 1961–1965 | Diosdado Macapagal | ||||||||
| Vice President | |||||||||
• 1946–1948 | Elpidio Quirino | ||||||||
• 1949–1953 | Fernando Lopez | ||||||||
• 1953–1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | ||||||||
• 1957–1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | ||||||||
• 1961–1965 | Emmanuel Pelaez | ||||||||
| Legislature | Congress | ||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| July 4, 1946 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | December 30, 1965 | ||||||||
| Currency | Philippine peso (₱) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | PH | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Philippines | ||||||||
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This article covers the history of the Philippines from the recognition of independence in 1946 to the end of the presidency of Diosdado Macapagal that covered much of the Third Republic of the Philippines, which ended on January 17, 1973, with the ratification of the 1973 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.