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2 lis 2024 · José P. Laurel (born March 9, 1891, Tanauan, Luzon, Philippines—died November 6, 1959, Manila) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and jurist, who served as president of the Philippines (1943–45) during the Japanese occupation during World War II. Laurel was born and raised in a town south of Manila.
Jose Paciano Laurel y García [e] CCLH KGCR (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as the President of the Japanese-occupied Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state during World War II, from 1943 to 1945.
Jose Laurel was neither a weak puppet, as was claimed by his post-war enemies, nor a martyr, as was claimed by his friends and himself. He believed that he could achieve certain goals despite the occupation, or perhaps because of it, and he gambled on that belief.
23 mar 2011 · In 1943, towards the middle of Japan's occupation of the Philippines, as the tide of war was turning, Jose P. Laurel accepted the Presidency of the Republic. Two years later, when he was under indictment for treason, he claimed that he had been forced to take that office.
Jose P. Laurel was Secretary of Justice when the Pacific War broke out on December 8, 1941. On orders of President Quezon, he continued as Commissioner of Justice under the Japanese-sponsored Executive Commission.
Dr. Jose Paciano Laurel was president of the 2nd Republic of the Philippines during World War II (1943-1945). He was born on March 9, 1891, in Tanauan, Batangas. Dr. Laurel was a successful lawyer, legislator, constitutionalist, jurist, writer, scholar, statesman, philosopher, and above all things, an educator.
30 sie 2021 · Jose Laurel was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He served as the 3rd president of the Philippines having been appointed by the Japanese authorities in the country during World War II. Personal Information
