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Republic of the Philippines

República de Filipinas—Republika ñg Pilipinas

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Abstract

The Philippines was discovered by Magellan in 1521 and conquered by Spain in 1565. Following the Spanish-American war, the islands were ceded to the USA on 10 Dec. 1898, after the Filipinos had tried in vain to establish an independent republic in 1896.

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Books of Reference

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  1. John Paxton
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© 1973 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Paxton, J. (1973). Republic of the Philippines. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271029_135

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