Emilio Aguinaldo

**Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy**  (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Philippine nationalist. He was a leader of the Katipunan, a Philippine independence movement organization. He was President of the Philippine revolutionary government from 1897 to 1901.

## Early life and career

Aguinaldo was born in Kawit, Cavite belonging to a very political family. His father, for example, was gobernadorcillo and so was his older brother, Crisopulo.

Because of political influence within the family, Aguinaldo would later pursue to become _cabeza de barangay_ in his hometown of Kawit. He then became _Capitan Municipal_.

## The Katipunan and Magdalo

He joined the Katipunan in 1895 during his service as Capitan Municipal of Kawit.

After the start of the revolution in Cavite, two revolutionary governments became very influential inside the region. These are the Magdalo leadership and the Magdiwang leadership. The Magdalo leadership was under the guidance of Baldomero Aguinaldo, Aguinaldo's cousin.

Because the two governments dislike each other, Andres Bonifacio, the leader of Katipunan, wanted them to become close friends. During the _Tejeros Convention_, a meeting was held to unite two governments. An election was also held so that they will have a president for the new revolutionary government. After the election, Emilio won to become the new leader but was disliked by Andres Bonifacio. According to Daniel Tirona, Aguinaldo was the right leader for the new government because he graduated as a lawyer unlike Bonifacio.

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## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Emilio Aguinaldo
- **honorific-prefix**: Excellency, His Excellency
_Generalissimo_
- **image**: Emilio Aguinaldo ca. 1919 (Restored).jpg
- **caption**: Aguinaldo in 1919
- **predecessor**: _Position established_
<small> Diego de los Ríos (as Governor-General of the Philippines)</small>
- **successor**: _Position abolished_
<small>Officially Manuel L. Quezon (as President of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935)
List of unofficial Presidents of the Philippines, Unofficially Miguel Malvar (as President of the First Philippine Republic)</small>
- **title**: 1st President of the Philippines
- **term start**: January 23, 1899
- **term end**: March 23, 1901
- **title1**: List of unofficial Presidents of the Philippines, President of the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines, Revolutionary Government
- **term start1**: June 23, 1898
- **term end1**: January 22, 1899
- **predecessor1**: Position established
- **successor1**: Position abolished

- **title2**: Dictator of the Dictatorial Government of the Philippines, Philippines
- **term start2**: May 24, 1898
- **term end2**: June 23, 1898
- **predecessor2**: Position established
- **successor2**: Position abolished

- **title3**: List of unofficial Presidents of the Philippines, President of the Republic of Biak-na-Bato
- **term start3**: November 2, 1897
- **term end3**: December 14, 1897
- **vicepresident3**: Mariano Trias
- **predecessor3**: Position established
- **successor3**: Position abolished
- **title4**: List of unofficial Presidents of the Philippines, President of the Tejeros Convention, Tejeros Revolutionary Government
- **term start4**: March 22, 1897
- **term end4**: November 1, 1897
- **predecessor4**: Position established
- **successor4**: Position abolished

- **module**:
Coat of arms of the President of the Philippines
- **vicepresident4**: Mariano Trias
- **signature**: Emilio Aguinaldo autograph.svg
- **party**: See footnote
- **birth place**: Kawit, Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire, Spain
- **death place**: Quezon City, History of the Philippines (1946–65), Philippines
- **resting place**: Aguinaldo Shrine, Emilio F. Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit, Cavite
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 5
- **alma mater**: Colegio de San Juan de Letran
- **profession**: Politician
Military leader
- **blank1**: Religion
- **data1**: Roman Catholicism,
Philippine Independent Church
- **nickname**: "Kapitan Miong"
"Heneral Miong"
"Ka Miong"
"El Caudillo"
"Magdalo"
"Hermano Colon"
- **allegiance**:
 Republic of Biak-na-Bato
 Katipunan (Magdalo (Katipunan faction), Magdalo)
- **branch**: Philippine Revolutionary Army
- **serviceyears**: 1897–1901
- **rank**:  Field Marshal of the Philippines, Minister/Field marshal Generalissimo
- **awards**:
Philippine Legion of Honor

Quezon Service Cross
- **image size**: 220px
- **footnotes**: **Footnotes:**