Diosdado Macapagal facts for kids

Diosdado Macapagal
Quick facts for kids His Excellency ; Diosdado Macapagal
	Diosdado Macapagal in 1962
9th President of the Philippines
	In office; December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965
Vice President	Emmanuel Pelaez
Preceded by	Carlos P. García
Succeeded by	Ferdinand Marcos
5th Vice President of the Philippines
	In office; December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961
President	Carlos P. García
Preceded by	Carlos P. García
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Pelaez
Personal details
Born	Diosdado Pangan Macapagal ; September 28, 1910; Lubao, Pampanga, Philippine Islands
Died	April 21, 1997 (aged 86); Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Resting place	14°31′11″N 121°2′39″E / 14.51972°N 121.04417°E
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal Party
Alma mater	University of the Philippines; University of Santo Tomas
Profession	Lawyer; Professor
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Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines. He is known for changing the country's Independence Day from July 4 to June 12. June 12 is the day President Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence of the First Philippine Republic from the Spanish Empire in 1898.

He is the father of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was the fourteenth President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.

Images for kids

Macapagal swears in as President of the Philippines at the Quirino Grandstand, Manila on December 30, 1961
Macapagal inaugurating the Masalip Dam in Tubao, La Union
Macapagal (left) in front of the Aguinaldo house replica at the Quirino Grandstand, June 12, 1962
President Diosdado Macapagal on the bridge of the USS Oklahoma City in 1962
US President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) with Macapagal (left) in 1963
President-elect Ferdinand E. Marcos is received by incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal at the Malacañan Palace Music Room, before both proceeded to the inaugural venue, December 30, 1965.
Grave of Diosdado Macapagal at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark, Pampanga
Diosdado Macapagal 2010 stamp of the Philippines
Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Sports & Cultural Center in Argao, Cebu
Macapagal monument in Pampanga Capitol
Macapagal Clan
Façade of the House
Bust (sculpture) of Macapagal in museum-library
Museum and library
Oil portrait of Macapagal
Second floor of the Museum