Philippines, The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...partners are the United States, Japan, China...who is both head of state and head of the government...legislature, the Congress. Members of the 24-seat Senate are popularly elected...of the islands in 1945 after 10 years of...invaded (Jan., 1945), and Manila was...February. On July 5, 1945, MacArthur announced...1946. In Mar., 1947, the Philippines...and in a bitterly contested election in Nov., 1949...president in the elections of Nov., 1957...