Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964) was a
Filipino revolutionary, politician, and a military leader who is officially recognized as the First
President of the Philippines (1899–1901), first president of a constitutional republic in Asia, and led
Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the
Philippine Revolution (1896–1897), and then in the
Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the
United States during the
Philippine–American War (1899–1901). He was captured in
Palanan,
Isabela by American forces on March 23, 1901, which brought an end to his presidency.