List of Presidents of the Philippines
1946–72: Third Republic
The Third Republic started when independence was granted by the Americans on July 4, 1946, and ended upon the imposition of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972.

List of Presidents of the Philippines

Section Title: 1946–72: Third Republic
Table Section Text: The Third Republic started when independence was granted by the Americans on July 4, 1946, and ended upon the imposition of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972.

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Vice President	Refs.

5	1	Manuel Roxas	Manuel Roxas 1892–1948 (Lived: 56 years)	Senator from Capiz and 2nd President of the Senate (1945–1946)	28 May 1946	15 Apr 1948	Liberal	(1946) 5 (1946) (1948)	Elpidio Quirino

Vacant April 15–17, 1948

6	2	Elpidio Quirino	Elpidio Quirino 1890–1956 (Lived: 65 years)	2nd Vice President of the Philippines (1946–1948)	17 Apr 1948	30 Dec 1953	Liberal	Vacant 17 Apr 1948–30 Dec 1949

(1949) 6 (1949)	Fernando Lopez 30 Dec 1949–30 Dec 1953

7	3	Ramon Magsaysay	Ramon Magsaysay 1907–1957 (Lived: 49 years)	7th Secretary of National Defense (1950–1953)	30 Dec 1953	17 Mar 1957	Nacionalista	(1953) 7 (1953) (1957)	Carlos P. Garcia

8	4	Carlos P. Garcia	Carlos P. Garcia 1896–1971 (Lived: 74 years)	4th Vice President of the Philippines (1953–1957)	18 Mar 1957	30 Dec 1961	Nacionalista	Vacant 18 Mar– 30 Dec 1957

(1957) 8 (1957)	Diosdado Macapagal 30 Dec 1957–30 Dec 1961

9	5	Diosdado Macapagal	Diosdado Macapagal 1910–1997 (Lived: 86 years)	5th Vice President of the Philippines (1957–1961)	30 Dec 1961	30 Dec 1965	Liberal	(1961) 9 (1961)	Emmanuel Pelaez

10	6	Ferdinand Marcos	Ferdinand Marcos 1917–1989 (Lived: 72 years)	Senator from Ilocos Norte (1959–1965) and 11th President of the Senate (1963–1965)	30 Dec 1965	25 Feb 1986	Nacionalista	(1965) 10 (1965)	Fernando Lopez 30 Dec 1965–23 Sep 1972

(1969) 11 (1969)

None 23 Sep 1972–25 Feb 1986

KBL	(1981) 12 (1981)

Sentence(s)

Elpidio Quirino took office as the sixth President of the Philippines on April 17, 1948.

final_sentence: Elpidio Quirino took office as the sixth President of the Philippines on April 17, 1948.