Emilio Aguinaldo was the first president of the Philippine Republic from 1899 to 1901. He was born in 1869 in Cavite to a Chinese-mestizo family and helped lead the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. As president, he proclaimed Philippine independence from Spain in 1898 and established the First Philippine Republic, though the country was soon colonized by the United States after the Spanish-American War.

2.  The 1st president in the republic of the Philippines the year
of January 20, 1899 – April 1, 1901 .
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3.  He started as a member of magdalo chapter of the
katipunan in cavite.
 Then was elected president of revolutionary
government at the tejeros convention on march
22, 1897 and later, biak na bato republic.
 He proclaimed philippine independence at
kawaa(kawit) on june 12, 1898.

4.  Emilio Aguinaldo was born on 22 March 1869 in
Cavite Viejo (present-day Kawit), Cavite.
 His father Carlos Aguinaldo and his mother
Trinidad Famy. a Chinese mestizo couple who had
eight children,
 The seventh of which was Emilio.
 The Aguinaldo family was quite well-to-do, as
Carlos Aguinaldo was the community's appointed
gobernadorcillo (municipal governor).
 Their being Chinese-mestizo also meant that the
family had the means to live a relatively
comfortable lifestyle.

5.  Aguinaldo was called ”Miniong” as a child.
 . He was taught his letters by his great-aunt, and
later went to the local elementary school.
 . He attended high school at the Colegio de San
Juan de Letran, but had to stop in his fourth
year because of his father's death. He then took up
the responsibility of helping his mother run their
farm.
 Emilio became the cabeza de barangay of
Binakayan, a chief barrio of Cavite del Viejo, when
he was only 17 years old. He also spent his young
years traveling the ship routes that linked one
island of the archipelago to another, and was able
to reach the far south islands of Sulu.

6.  In 1895, a law that called for the reorganization of
local governments was enacted. Subsequently, this
changed the title of the town head from
gobernadorcillo to capitan municipal. At the age of
26, Aguinaldo became Cavite Viejo's first capitan
municipal.
 Emilio Aguinaldo married Hilaria Del Rosario in
1896. Their children were Miguel, Carmen,
Bonifacio Jr., Maria, and Cristina. After his wife's
death in 1930, Aguinaldo married Maria Agoncillo.

7. First marriage
 On January 1, 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-Suntay, and Miguel Aguinaldo.
Hilaria died of leprosy on March 6, 1921 at the age of
44.

8.  Emilio Aguinaldo died in Quezon on February 6, 1964
from cardiovascular disease. He was 94 years, 10
months and 15 days old when he died.