Aguinaldo Declares Philippine Independence: Freedom from Spain
General Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippines' independence from Spain, triggering a brutal three-year war with the United States that replaced Spanish colonial rule with American imperialism. This shift cemented U.S. dominance in the Pacific while delaying full sovereignty for the archipelago until 1946.
June 12, 1898
128 years ago
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Spain
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Philippines
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Philippine Declaration of Independence
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Philippine Declaration of Independence
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Philippines
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Independence Day
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Spain
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National day
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Independence
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Historia de Filipinas
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Public holidays in the Philippines
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List of national independence days
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