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Manuel Acuña Roxas (Tagalog: [maˈnwel aˈkuɲa ˈɾɔhas]; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in 1948.
April 15, 1948, President Manuel Roxas died of heart attack after delivering a speech in the Kelly Theater of Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga. The President who was on a long standing invitation from Major General E. L. Eubank, went to Pampanga on official visit accompanied by Senate President Avelino, Speaker Perez and General Jalandoni.
Jul 2, 2024 · Roxas died in office in 1948 and was succeeded by his vice president, Elpidio Quirino. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Manuel Roxas was a political leader and the first president (1946–48) of the independent Republic of the Philippines.
Roxas died of a heart attack on the night of April 15, 1948. He was preparing to support the U.S. forces, at the beginning of the Cold War, and had delivered a speech at the ‘Clark Air Force Base’ the same day.
MANILA, Friday, April 16 -- President Manuel A. Roxas of the Philippine Republic died of a heart attack last night at Clark Field, Pampagna, the largest American military base in the...
Apr 13, 2014 · The web page commemorates the 66th death anniversary of Manuel Roxas, the first president of the Republic of the Philippines. It does not reveal the cause of his death, which occurred on April 15, 1948 at Clark Air Base.
May 9, 2018 · During the Japanese retreat he allegedly escaped from the Japanese high command in Baguio on April 15, 1945. Because of Gen. Douglas MacArthur 's unexplained intervention, Roxas was never tried as a collaborator, though he had served officially in Laurel's Japanese-sponsored administration.
