abstract:was the date of Aguinaldo's inauguration as President of the First Philippine Republic. Previously, he held positions as President of a Revolutionary Government from to , President of the Biak-na-Bato Republic from to , Head of a Dictatorial Government from to , and President of another Revolutionary Government from to .
In 1898, in the town of Cavite El Viejo (now Kawit), south of Manila, General EmilioAguinaldo declared his nation independent from Spain after 333 years of unbroken colonization, the first Asian state to break away from Western imperialism.