Question

Which Filipino rebel declared the Phillipines a republic in 1899?

A) Jose Marti

B) Simon Bolivar

C) Emilio Aguinaldo

D) Tupou Tua'one

Answer 1

C - Emilo Aguinaldo

Emilo Aguinaldo fought at the Battle of Manila Bay and when he returned to the Phillippines he issued the Phillippine Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898. He was the first president of the Phillippines from 1899-1901