Philippines
1946- 1935-1946 17 Mar 1521 Claimed for Spain27 Apr 1565 Spanish colony; subordinated to New Spain to 182106 Oct 1762 - 10 Feb 1763 British occupation23 Mar 1897 - 16 Apr 1902 Philipine Republic, in rebellion against Spain then US13 Aug 1898 US territory15 Nov 1935 Commonwealth of the Phillipines03 Jan 1942 - 17 Aug 1945 Occupied by Japanese Empire14 Oct 1943 - 17 Aug 1945 Nominal independence04 Jul 1946 - Independence, Republic of the PhilippinesPresidents22 Mar 1897 - 01 Apr 1901 Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ....................... 1869-1964(Chairman of the revolutionary government)01 Apr 1901 - 16 Apr 1902 Miguel Malvar ................................. 1865-191115 Nov 1935 - 01 Aug 1944 Manuel Luis Quezon Antonio y Molina ........... 1878-194214 Oct 1943 - 17 Aug 1945 Jose Paciano Laurel y Garcia01 Aug 1944 - 28 May 1946 Sergio Osmena28 May 1946 - 15 Apr 1948 Manuel Roxas y Acuna17 Apr 1948 - 30 Dec 1953 Elipidio Quirino y Rivera30 Dec 1953 - 17 Mar 1957 Ramon Magasaysay y del Fierro18 Mar 1957 - 30 Dec 1961 Carlos Polestico Garcia ....................... 1896-197130 Dec 1961 - 30 Dec 1965 Diosdado Pangan Macapagal ..................... 1910-199730 Dec 1965 - 25 Feb 1986 Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos ............. 1917-198925 Feb 1986 - 30 Jun 1992 Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino ....... 1933-200930 Jun 1992 - 30 Jun 1998 Fidel Valdez Ramos30 Jun 1998 - 20 Jan 2001 Jose Marcelo Ejercito Estrada20 Jan 2001 - 30 Jun 2010 Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo ........ 1947-30 Jun 2010 - Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III ........... 1960-Prime Ministers21 Jan - 07 May 1899 Apolinardio Mabini ............................ 1864-190307 May - 13 Nov 1899 Pedro Alejandro Paterno ....................... 1858-191113 Jun 1978 - 08 Apr 1981 Ferndinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos08 Apr 1981 - 25 Feb 1986 Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata ................ 1930-25 Feb - 25 Mar 1986 Salvador Hidalgo Laurel ....................... 1928-2004