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Manuel Roxas

Manuel Acuña Roxas was the fifth president of the Philippines, serving from 1946 until his death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946, to July 4, 1946, and became the first President of the Independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.

Si Manuel Acuña Roxas ay isang Pilipinong politiko, sundalo, at abogado na naglingkod bilang ikalimang pangulo ng Pilipinas mula 1946 hanggang 1948. Siya ang unang pinunong nanungkulan sa makasarinlang ikatlong republika matapos gawaran ng soberanya ang bansa ng Estados Unidos.

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