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  2. History of the Philippines (1898–1946) - Wikipedia

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    On October 11, 1945, the Philippines became one of the founding members of the United Nations. [134] [135] On July 4, 1946, the Philippines was officially recognized by the United States as an independent nation through the Treaty of Manila between the governments of the United States and the Philippine islands, during the presidency of Manuel ...

  3. Philippines–Russia relations - Wikipedia

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    During the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte in 2019, relations between Russia and the Philippines significantly improved; Russia's ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev stated, "During the last two years, our two countries [have now properly] concluded more documents on bilateral cooperation in different fields than the previous 40 years." [8 ...

  4. History of the Philippines (1946–1965) - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines currently celebrates its Independence Day on June 12, the anniversary of Emilio Aguinaldo's declaration of independence from Spain in 1898. The declaration was not recognised by the United States which, after defeating the Spanish in the Battle of Manila Bay in May that year, acquired the Philippine Islands via the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish–American War.

  5. Soviet involvement in regime change - Wikipedia

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    It expanded the geographic scope of its actions beyond its traditional area of operations. In addition, the Soviet Union and Russia engaged in foreign electoral intervention in the national elections of many countries. One study indicated that the Soviet Union and Russia engaged in 36 interventions in foreign elections from 1946 to 2000. [2] [3 ...

  6. List of irredentist claims or disputes - Wikipedia

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    The idea is associated with Hungarian revisionism, targeting at least to regain control over Hungarian-populated areas in Hungary's neighbouring countries. Hungarian historians did not use the term Greater Hungary, because the "Historic Hungary" is the established term for the Kingdom of Hungary before 1920.

  7. Economic history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This set of new money, which was printed even before the war, became known in the Philippines as Mickey Mouse money due to its very low value caused by severe inflation. Anti-Japanese newspapers portrayed stories of going to the market laden with suitcases or " bayong " (native bags made of woven coconut or buri leaf strips) overflowing with ...

  8. Philippines to buy U.S. aircraft after scrapping Russia deal

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    In March, the Philippines voted “yes” on a U.N. General Assembly resolution that demanded an immediate halt to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine and the withdrawal of all Russian troops.

  9. History of Philippine money - Wikipedia

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    After the United States took control of the Philippines, the United States Congress passed the Philippine Coinage Act of 1903, established the unit of currency to be a theoretical gold peso (not coined) consisting of 12.9 grains of gold 0.900 fine (0.0241875 XAU), equivalent to ₱2,640 as of December 22, 2010. [11]