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Emilio Aguinaldo
1869–1964
A central figure in the fight for Philippine independence, he led revolutionary forces against Spain and later against the United States. He is widely recognized as the Philippines’ first president, a role that keeps him at the heart of the country’s modern history.
2 Audiobooks
True Version of the Philippine Revolution
by Emilio Aguinaldo
Reseña Veridica de la Revolución Filipina
by Emilio Aguinaldo
About the author
Born in Cavite in March 1869, Emilio Aguinaldo emerged as a leading figure in the Philippine Revolution in the 1890s. He rose quickly within the independence movement and became one of its best-known military and political leaders during the struggle against Spanish rule.
He later led Filipino forces during the conflict that followed the Spanish-American War and served as president of the First Philippine Republic from 1899 to 1901. His life and legacy remain closely tied to the Philippines’ long fight for self-rule, as well as to the debates and complexities that shaped the country’s early nationhood.
Aguinaldo lived a long life that stretched from the colonial era into the modern age, dying in February 1964. Because he witnessed and influenced so many turning points in Philippine history, he remains one of the most important and discussed national figures of his time.