Start date July 4, 1946 | ||
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Location Independence Grandstand
Manila Participants President of the Philippines, Manuel Roxas
Assuming office
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,
Manuel Moran
Administering oath
Vice President of the Philippines
Elpidio Quirino
Assuming office
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Manuel Moran
Administering oath | ||
The Inauguration of Manuel Roxas as the fifth President of the Philippines and the first president of the Third Philippine Republic occurred on July 4, 1946. The inauguration marked the beginning of the first term of Manuel Roxas as President and of Elpidio Quirino as Vice President, when the Philippines gained independence from the United States.
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