Garcia, Carlos Polestico

Japanese: ガルシア(英語表記)Garcia, Carlos Polestico
Garcia, Carlos Polestico
Born: November 4, 1896 in Talbon
Died: June 14, 1971. Quezon City. Philippine politician. After graduating from the Philippine Law School in 1923, he served as a teacher, a member of the Philippine Congress, and a local governor before serving as a senator from 1941 to 1953. During the Japanese occupation of the country during World War II, he organized a resistance movement. In 1953, he was nominated as vice presidential candidate by the National Party, and served as vice president and foreign minister under President R. Magsaysay. In March 1957, he became president after the president's sudden death, and was reappointed in the November election. In the 1961 presidential election, he lost to Vice President D. Macapagal.

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Japanese:
[生]1896.11.4. タルボン
[没]1971.6.14. ケソンシティー
フィリピンの政治家。 1923年フィリピン法律学校卒業後,教師,フィリピン議会議員,地方長官を経て,41~53年上院議員をつとめた。第2次世界大戦の日本軍占領中は抵抗運動を組織。 53年国民党から副大統領候補に指名され,R.マグサイサイ大統領のもとで副大統領兼外相,57年3月同大統領の急死で大統領に就任,11月の選挙で再任。 61年の大統領選挙では副大統領の D.マカパガルに敗れた。

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