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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda [7] (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal,-ˈθal], Tagalog: [hoˈse ɾiˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Until January 1991, the Philippines did not have a civilian national police force, and instead had the Philippine Constabulary under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and city and municipal police organized under the Integrated National Police, [1] which was likewise nationalized and integrated under the command of the military under martial law in 1975.
The 1899 government is now officially considered to be the true "first" Republic of the Philippines, with the present-day government of the Philippines thus being the "fifth" Republic. Bonifacio received the second-highest number of votes for president.
Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines; Tawalisi; Use of gold in early Philippine history; History of the Philippines; Prehistory of the Philippines; History of the Philippines (Spanish Era 1521–1898) History of the Philippines (American Era 1898–1946) History of the Philippines (Third Republic 1946–65) History of the Philippines (Marcos Era ...
ProGay Philippines (Progressive Organization of Gays in the Philippines): A gay-rights organization in Metro Manila that led the Asia and Pacific's first Pride March in the Philippines in 1994. Open Table Metropolitan Community Church: A local progressive, ecumenical and LGBT affirming church Mandaluyong
Negotiations under US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke broke down on 23 March 1999, and he handed the matter to NATO, [61] which acted on protecting regional security and started a 78-day bombing campaign on 24 March 1999. [62] Operation Allied Force targeted the military capabilities of what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), nicknamed the Maverick Marine, was a senior United States Marine Corps officer. During his 34-year career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, World War I, and the Banana Wars.