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Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay QSC GCGH KGE GCC (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957.
To honor and perpetuate Magsaysay's memory, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund established the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1957. Source: Quijano de Manila, The death of The Guy, Philippines Free Press, March 18, 1961 Philippine News Agency archives
Apr 2, 2014 · Death and Award. Sadly, Ramon Magsaysay's term came to an abrupt end on March 17, 1957, when his presidential plane crashed, killing Magsaysay and 24 other passengers.
On March 17, 1957, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal on the island of Cebu, Philippines, killing 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including the incumbent president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay.Several high-ranking Philippine government officials, military officials, and journalists were also among the dead.
Ramon Magsaysay (born Aug. 31, 1907, Iba, Phil.—died March 17, 1957, near Cebu) was the president of the Philippines (1953–57), best known for successfully defeating the communist-led Hukbalahap (Huk) movement.. The son of an artisan, Magsaysay was a schoolteacher in the provincial town of Iba on the island of Luzon.Though most Philippine political leaders were of Spanish descent ...
Mar 17, 2013 · Exactly 56 years ago today, a C-47 army plane named "Mt. Pinatubo," carrying President Ramon Magsaysay crashed in Mt. Manunggal, Barangay Sunog, Balamban town killing its 27passengers including ...
MAGSAYSAY DEAD WITH 24 IN PLANE; ... MANILA, Monday, March 18 --President Ramon Magsaysay's charred, burned body was found today by rescuers in the wreckage of his plane on Cebu Island.
Mar 17, 2012 · On March 17, 1957, Ramon Magsaysay, the third President of our republic, perished in a plane crash in Cebu with 27 companions; only one survived. Millions grieved over the passing of our nation’s most popular and truly beloved President who united our people in our socioeconomic and political development. Across newly decolonized Asia, Ramon Magsaysay, or “RM,” loomed large next to its ...
Mar 17, 2022 · Often described as “a true man of the masses,” President Ramon Magsaysay tragically died in a plane crash on March 17, 1957. He was hailed worldwide as an exceptional leader for his ...
Mar 26, 2023 · Sixty-six years after his death in a plane crash on March 17, 1957, President Ramon Magsaysay remains the yardstick of the presidency.
