Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy QSC CCLH[d] (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmi.ljo a.ɣiˈnal.

do]: March 22, 1869 –

February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, politician and military leader who is officially recognized
as the first and the youngest President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and first president of a
constitutional republic in Asia. He led Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the
Philippine Revolution (1896–1898), and then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against
the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1901).

In 1935, Aguinaldo ran unsuccessfully for president of the Philippine Commonwealth against Manuel
Quezon. He was also one of the Filipino historical figures to be recommended as a national hero of the
Philippines.[14]