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-> The 7th president (1953 - 1957) of the Philippines -> Considered as one of the Most popular presidents -> Born on August 31, 1907 in Iba, Zambales -> Parents are Exequiel Magsaysay, a blacksmith, and Perfecta del Fierro, a schoolteacher -> Married to Luz Banzon and had three children: Teresita, Milagros, and Ramon Jr. -> Studied engineering briefly at UP but finished commerce at Jose Rizal College -> Work as a mechanic asnd became a shop superintendent -> Commissioned as captain during World War II and fought the Japanese as a guerilla fighter -> Elected Congressman for Zambales for two terms (1946 to 1950) -> Appointed as Secretary of National Defense in 1950 -> 1953 - Run for President under the Nacionalista Party and won -> Sworn into office wearing the Barong Tagalog, a first by a Philippine president -> Opened Malacañáng Palace to the masses, making it literally a "house of the people" -> 1954 - Signed the Manila Pact or Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) -> Died on March 17, 1957 due to airplane crash in Mt. Manunggal in Cebu -> An estimated 5 milion people attended his funeral 
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