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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.
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.
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 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.
Feb 29, 2016 · Learn about the life and legacy of the sixth President of the Philippines, who was re-interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in 2016. Find out his achievements, challenges, and controversies during his term from 1948 to 1953.
Learn about the life and times of Elpidio Quirino, the fifth president of the Philippines, who rose from humble beginnings to become a lawyer, politician and leader. Discover how he faced the challenges of a war-torn and independent republic, and embodied the values of tolerance, goodwill and love.
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
