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During the administration of President William Howard Taft, Forbes was Governor-General of the Philippines from 1909 to 1913. [3] Previously, during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, he had been Commissioner of Commerce and Police in the American colonial Insular Government of the Philippines from 1904 through 1908; and he was Vice Governor from 1908 through 1909.
The governor-general of the Philippines (Filipino: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas / Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Gobernador y Capitán General de Filipinas; Japanese: フィリピン総督, romanized: Firipin sōtoku) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and the United States (1898 ...
During this operation, a large special operations force was formed, USAF fighter aircraft patrolled above rebel air bases, and two aircraft carriers were positioned off the Philippines. [1] In early December 1989, USS Enterprise participated in Operation Classic Resolve, [9] President Bush's response to Philippine President Corazon Aquino's ...
Under the American Military Government (1898–1901) Status: Defunct Inaugural holder: Wesley Merritt During the period when the Philippine Revolution and Spanish–American War were proceeding concurrently, the U.S. established a military government from August 14, 1898, in the parts of the country under control of U.S. forces [1] On June 22, 1899, the Malolos Congress promulgated the Malolos ...
Commanding General-Philippine Republic [8] "Tan Juan" (Don Juan) nom de guerre; Secretary of War of Republic of Negros "Acta de Capitulacion-1898” - documented the surrender of the last Spanish Governor General, Don Diego de Los Rios to Gen. Aniceto Ledesma Lacson (Presidente) and Gen. Juan “Tan Juan” Araneta (Secretary of War)in Bacolod City
The Filipino negotiators for the Pact of Biak-na-Bato. Seated from left to right: Pedro Paterno and Emilio Aguinaldo with five companions The Pact of Biak-na-Bato, signed on December 14, 1897, [3] [4] created a truce between Spanish colonial Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera and the revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo to end the Philippine Revolution.
From 1986 to 1987, there were several plots to overthrow Philippine President Corazon Aquino involving various members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.A significant number of the military participants in these attempts belonged to the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM), while others were identified loyalists of former President Ferdinand Marcos, who had been deposed in the People ...
The Taft Commission, also known as the Second Philippine Commission (Filipino: Ikalawang Komisyon ng Pilipinas), was established by United States President William McKinley on March 16, 1900, following the recommendations of the First Philippine Commission, using presidential war powers while the U.S. was engaged in the Philippine–American War.