Inauguration of Sergio Osmeña
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Date | August 1, 1944 |
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Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Participants | President of the Philippines, Sergio Osmeña Assuming office Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Robert H. JacksonAdministering oath |
The inauguration of Sergio Osmeña as the fourth president of the Philippines and the second president of the Philippine Commonwealth under the United States occurred on August 1, 1944 under extraordinary circumstances. The inauguration marked the commencement of Osmeña's only term (which lasted one year nine months and twenty-nine days) as President, following the death of President Manuel L. Quezon.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Inaugural Address of President Sergio Osmeña, August 10, 1944". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 10, 1944. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
Categories:
- 1944 in the Philippines
- Presidency of Sergio Osmeña
- Philippine presidential inaugurations