Sixth President of the Republic of the Philippines
April 18, 1948 – December 30, 1953
Elpidio Quirino was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera. He began his political career in 1919 where he was elected as a member of the Philippine House of Representative until 1925. From 1925 to 1931 he served as a senator and then became a secretary of finance and secretary of the interior in the Commonwealth government.
During World War II, he became a leader of the underground rebellion but later captured and imprisoned. His wife, Alicia Syquia, and three of his five children was executed by the Japanese that suffered him a lot.
After the war, Quirino became president pro tempore of the senate. And in 1946, he was elected as the first vice president of the Republic of the Philippines under Manuel Roxas.
Quirino brought to presidency after the death of President Manuel Roxas. The next year, Quirino was elected president for his full four-year term under the Liberal Party. In 1953, he ran for re-election but defeated by Ramon Magsaysay.
Elpidio Quirino died of a heart attack on February 29, 1956.
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