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Emilio Aguinaldo

Year Published

1900

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In 1898 Filipino revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo (1869–1964) became the first president of the Philippines after declaring it independent from the rule of Spain.
That same year, as part of its victory in the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain. The United States did not recognize Aguinaldo's government, which was engaging in guerrilla warfare against U.S. military occupation.
In June 1900 Aguinaldo wrote a letter to the American people to try to persuade them to oppose the military action, known as the Philippine-American War (1899–1902).
Distributed in the United States by anti-imperialist groups, the letter reveals the injustices and assaults on democracy the war was inflicting on the people of the Philippines.
The U.S. government claimed to be protecting the Philippines, which, according to proimperialist Americans, was not yet ready for self-rule. However, in his letter Aguinaldo attempts to expose American hypocrisy by portraying the United States as a tyrannical imperialist oppressor curtailing the liberty of Filipino patriots.
Aguinaldo's letter was ultimately unsuccessful, and the Philippines remained a U.S. possession until 1946.
Aguinaldo's letter is an important document reflecting early U.S. attempts to become a colonial power in the world.

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