Elpidio Quirino

Elpidio Rivera Quirino was born on November 16, 1890 in Vigan (now Vigan City), Ilocos Sur. He was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.

Quirino's six years as president were marked by notable postwar reconstruction, general economic gains, and increased economic aid from the United States. Basic social problems, however, particularly in the rural areas, remained unsolved, and his administration was tainted by widespread graft and corruption.

After the death of the incumbent president Manuel Roxas in 1948, he succeeded the presidency. In what was claimed to be a dishonest and fraudulent 1949 presidential election, we won the president's office under Liberal Party ticket, defeating former president Jose P. Laurel and former Senate President Jose Avelino.

After his term, he retired to his new country home in Novaliches, Quezon City, where he died of a heart attack on February 29, 1956 (aged 65).