page_title: Manuel Roxas
section_title: United States military bases
hierarchical_section_title: Manuel Roxas / Presidency / Administration and cabinet / Foreign policy / United States military bases
caption_attribution_description: English: One of the last pictures of Manuel Roxas.
context_page_description: Manuel Acuña Roxas was the fifth President of the Philippines who served from 1946 until his death in 1948. He briefly served as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946 to July 4, 1946 and then became the first President of the independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.
context_section_description: Although Roxas was successful in getting rehabilitation funds from the United States after independence, he was forced to concede military bases (23 of which were leased for 99 years), trade restriction for the Philippine citizens, and special privileges for U.S. property owner and investor.
caption: One of the last pictures of President Manuel Roxas.
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