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Discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and named after King Philip II of Spain , invaded by Chinese in 1574, raided by the

Dutch in 1646, occupied by the Briti sh from 1762 to 1764, a Spanish colony for nearly 400 years, ceded to the United States of America in 1898 and American possession for almost 50 years, captured by the Japanese in 1942, liberated by the Americans in 1945 and proclaimed inde pendent on July 4, 1946.

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