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Aguinaldo is best remembered for the proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite.
Aguinaldo formally established the first Philippine republic. He also designated diplomats who were assigned in the major world capitals to seek recognition of Philippine independence.
He was the local leader of the Katipunan, a revolutionary society that fought bitterly and successfully against Spanish
Aguinaldo inspired the Filipinos to rise against their conquerors.

Emilio Aguinaldo with the exiled revolutionaries in Hong Kong.

How old is the second wife of Emilio Aguinaldo?
When is the proclamation of Philippine Independence?
When did Aguinaldo and a group of katipuneros defeated Spanish forces?
How many children does he have with his first wife?
Who was his first wife?

Answer: 1. 49 years old, 2. June 12, 1898, 3. February 17, 1897 , 4. 5 children, 5Hilaria Del Rosario

Emilio Aguinaldo continued to be an outspoken advocate of independence for the Philippines. His organization, the Asociacion de los Veteranos de la Revolucion (Association of Revolutionary Veterans), worked to ensure that former rebel fighters had access to land and pensions.
In 1935, the Philippine Commonwealth held its first elections after decades of American rule. Then aged 66, Aguinaldo ran for president, but was soundly defeated by Manuel Quezon.

Aguinaldo was appointed to the Council of State again in 1950, this time by President Elpidio Quirino. He served one term before returning to his work on behalf of veterans.
In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal asserted pride in Philippine independence from the United States in a highly symbolic gesture; he moved the celebration of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, the date of Aguinaldo's declaration of the First Philippine Republic. Aguinaldo himself joined in the festivities, although he was 92 years old and rather frail.
Aguinaldo donated his home to the government as a museum.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo#Biak-na-Bato_Presidency
http://www.biography.com/people/emilio-aguinaldo-9177563?page=2
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/philippines/p/Biography-of-Emilio-Aguinaldo.htm

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"We cannot free ourselves unless we move forward united in a single desire."

- E. Aguinaldo

Revolutionary and Political Career

Emilio Aguinaldo was born on 23 March 1869 in Cavite Viejo (present-day Kawit), Cavite, to Carlos Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy, a Chinese mestizo couple who had eight children, the seventh of whom was Emilio. The Aguinaldo family was quite well-to-do, as Carlos Aguinaldo was the community's appointed gobernadorcillo (municipal governor)
Emilio became the cabeza de barangay of Binakayan, a chief barrio of Cavite del Viejo, when he was only 17 years old.
In 1895 a law that called for the reorganization of local governments was enacted. At the age of 26 Aguinaldo became Cavite Viejo's first capitan municipal.
On 1 January 1896 he married Hilaria Del Rosario (1877–1921), and the couple had five children: Carmen Aguinaldo Melencio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Jr, Maria Aguinaldo Poblete, Cristina Aguinaldo and Suntay Miguel Aguinaldo. Hilaria died of leprosy on 6 March 1921 at the age of 45. After his wife's death Aguinaldo married Maria Agoncillo (49 years old) on 14 July 1930 at Barasoain Church.

Death

Aguinaldo died of coronary thrombosis at age 94 on 6 February 1964 at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City. A year before his death, he had donated his lot and his mansion to the government. This property now serves as a shrine to "perpetuate the spirit of the Revolution of 1896."

In 1894, Aguinaldo joined the Katipunan or the K.K.K (Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan )., a secret organization led by Andrés Bonifacio, dedicated to the expulsion of the Spanish and independence of the Philippines through armed force.
On 17 February 1897 Aguinaldo and a group of katipuneros defeated Spanish forces led by General Camilo de Polavieja at the Battle of Zapote Bridge in Cavite.

Presidency

He started as a member of the Magdalo Chapter of the Katipunan in Cavite, then was elected president of the revolutionary government at the Tejeros Convention on March 22,1897, and, later, Biak-na-Bato Republic.
The insurgent First Philippine Republic was formally established with the proclamation of the Malolos Constitution on 21 January 1899 in Malolos, Bulacan and endured until the capture of Emilio Aguinaldo by the American forces on 23 March 1901 in Palanan, Isabela, which effectively dissolved the First Republic.

In 1985, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas made a new 5-peso bill depicting a portrait of Aguinaldo on the front. The back features the declaration of the Philippine independence on 12 June 1898. Printing was discontinued in 1995, when it was replaced with a 5₱ coin whose obverse features a portrait of Aguinaldo. .

Emilio Aguinaldo monument at Barasoain Church.

He started as a member of the Magdalo Chapter of the Katipunan in Cavite, then was elected president of the revolutionary government at the Tejeros Convention on March 22,1897, and, later, Biak-na-Bato Republic.
He proclaimed Philippine independence at Kawit on June 12, 1898. His capture foreshadowed the end of large-scale armed resistance to American rule. He ran against Manuel Quezon for the presidency of the commonwealth in 1935 but lost.
On January 21, 1899, he established the First Philippine Republic with the proclamation of the Malolos Constitution, a Republic that endured until he was captured by American forces on March 23, 1901.