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Philippines: Heads of State: 1945-2024

Pangulo ng Pilipinas = President of the Philippines = Presidente de Filipinas [1]
27 Feb 1945 - 28 Jun 1946 Sergio Osmeña y Suico
28 Jun 1946 - 15 Apr 1948 Manuel Roxas y Acuña [2]
16 Apr 1948 - 30 Dec 1953 Elpidio Quirino y Rivera
30 Dec 1953 - 17 Mar 1957 Ramon Magsaysay y del Fierro
17 Mar 1957 - 30 Dec 1961 Carlos Polestico Garcia
30 Dec 1961 - 30 Dec 1965 Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
30 Dec 1965 - 25 Feb 1986 Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos
25 Feb 1986 - 30 Jun 1992 Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino [3]
30 Jun 1992 - 30 Jun 1998 Fidel Valdez Ramos
30 Jun 1998 - 20 Jan 2001 Joseph Ejercito Estrada [4]
20 Jan 2001 - 30 Jun 2010 Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo [5]
30 Jun 2010 - 30 Jun 2016 Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III
30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2022 Rodrigo Roa Duterte
30 Jun 2022 - Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

[1] 4 Jul 1946 Tagalog becomes an official language; 17 Jan 1973 Tagalog (slightly modified) renamed Pilipino; Español (Spanish) ceases to be an official language; 11 Feb 1987 Filipino becomes the official language; English remains a secondary official language.
[2] Also recorded as Manuel Acuña Roxas.
[3] née Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco
[4] Stage name of Jose Marcelo Ejercito.
[5] née Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal