Diosdado
Diosdado, Spanish name meaning "God given" and agnate with Theodore (name), Theodore, is the name of: Given name * Diosdado Macapagal (1910–1997), President of the Philippines from 1961–1965 * Diosdado Cabello (born 1963), Venezuelan politician * Diosdado G. Alesna (born 1909), Philippine writer * Diosdado Simón (1954–2002), Spanish researcher, biologist, botanist * Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo (born 1974), son of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Surname

* Ana Diosdado (1938–2015), Spanish-Argentinian writer and actress * Enrique Diosdado (1910–1983), Spanish actor * (born 1985), Spanish actor * Nuria Diosdado (born 1990), Mexican Olympic synchronized swimmer {{given name, type=both ...
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Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth president of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth vice president, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970. He was the father of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who followed his path as president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. A native of Lubao, Pampanga, Macapagal graduated from the University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas, both in Manila, after which he worked as a lawyer for the government. He first won election in 1949 to the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district in his home province of Pampanga. In 1957, he became vice president under the rule of President Carlos P. Garcia, whom he later defeated in the 1961 election. As president, Macapagal worked to suppress graft and corruption ...
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