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Elpidio Rivera Quirino ( Tagalog: [kiˈɾino]; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925.
Si Elpidio Rivera Quirino (16 Nobyembre 1890 – 29 Pebrero 1956) ay ang ika-6 na Pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas (17 Abril 1948 – 30 Disyembre 1953). Isinilang si Elpidio Rivera Quirino sa Vigan, Ilocos Sur noong Nobyembre 16, 1890.
Elpidio Quirino (born Nov. 16, 1890, Vigan, Phil.—died Feb. 28, 1956, Novaliches) was a political leader and the second president of the independent Republic of the Philippines.
Presidential elections were held on November 10, 1953, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino lost his opportunity for a second full term as President of the Philippines to former Defense Secretary Magsaysay. His running mate, Senator José Yulo lost to Senator Carlos P. García.
Elpidio Quirino was a Filipino political leader and the sixth president of the Philippines (1948–1953). Elpidio was a lawyer when he decided to jump into politics. He started as a representative of Ilocos Sur, a province in the Philippines, in 1919.
The story of Elpidio Quirino is a one of hope and inspiration, hatred and forgiveness, challenge and triumph. His life and career bear the hallmarks of his cardinal values: tolerance, goodwill and love.
May 23, 2018 · Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956) was the second president of the Philippine Republic. During his administration, the Philippines passed through a period of revolutionary turmoil marked by widespread corruption, demoralization, economic crisis, and political terrorism.
Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino politician. He was the sixth President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.
Born to a family of modest means in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Elpidio Quirino was a self-made man of firm determination and burning ambition. While studying in Vigan High School, the young Elpidio taught in Barrio Caparia-an of the adjacent town of Caoayan.
To write the Centennial Biography of Elpidio Quirino, President of the Republic of the Philippines (1948-1953) is a privilege that in the very nature of things temporal, comes but once in a lifetime. The occasion is at once an opportunity, a challenge and a privilege – an opportunity to sort out the tangled skein of truth that has twisted
