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José Paciano Laurel y García CCLH KGCR (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as the President of the Japanese-occupied Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state during World War II, from 1943 to 1945.
José P. Laurel (born March 9, 1891, Tanauan, Luzon, Philippines—died November 6, 1959, Manila) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and jurist, who served as president of the Philippines (1943–45) during the Japanese occupation during World War II.
Apr 14, 2020 · President Jose P. Laurel is remembered for his timely responses in dealing with food shortage and general dissent. Jose P. Laurel presidential term was between 14th October 1943, and 17th August 1945. The date of the inaugural address of president Jose P. Laurel was 14th October 1943.
Nov 28, 2021 · Jose P. Laurel served as president of the Philippines under Japanese occupation during World War II, one of the darkest periods in the country’s history.
Jose P. Laurel: Biographical Sketch. Among Filipino leaders who dominated the national stage during the first six decades of the 20th century, the one who most deserves the title of philosopher of democracy and economic nationalism is the late Dr. Jose P. Laurel.
In 1943, towards the middle of Japan's occupation of the Philippines, as the tide of war was turning, Jose P. Laurel accepted the Presidency of the Republic. Two years later, when he was under indictment for treason, he claimed that he had been forced to take that office.
Oct 21, 2021 · As the Japanese invasion mopped the Philippines up, then President Manuel L. Quezon instructed Jose P. Laurel to take care of the country as the former left for the US to maintain a Philippine government-in-exile.
