Carlos P. Garcia

Carlos Polistico Garcia (November 4, 1896 - June 14, 1971) was a Philippine poet and politician. Became vice president and cabinet members Garcia Ramon Magsaysay. He took his oath as president Magsaysay died. Garcia celebrated its implementation of the Filipino First Policy.

Biography
Polestico Carlos Garcia (1896-1971) , President of the Republic of the Philippines in 1957 until 1961 . Garcia was born on November 4, 1896 in the City of Talibon , Bohol Islands Philippines Visayas in the Middle . His parents were Policronio Garcia and Ambrosia Polistico . He studied at Silliman University and Silliman Institute , the city of London , and later he also graduated law at the Philippine Law School in 1922 in Manila . Became a lawyer and teacher , he entered politics in 1926 as lawmakers affiliated with the House of Representatives ( Philippine House of Representatives ) and served until 1932 . Garcia became governor of Bohol , a province in Southern Philippines , from 1932 to 1942 , and was a member of the Senate from 1942 to 1953. During World War II (1939-1945) , he fought the Japanese occupation as a member of guerrillas based in Bohol , and assisted by Filipino and American troops in Bohol . In 1946 he became head of the minority in the Senate .
In 1953 Garcia as vice president nanombrahan among Tickets Nationalist who presided Ramon Magsaysay , a Filipino politicians to develop and lead a guerrilla force to fight the Japanese occupation . They achieved a decisive victory , and in 1954 , Garcia was vice president and Secretary of External Affairs .
Garcia in March 1957 became president after Magsaysay died in a plane accident , and he also won the Election of the Presidency in November 1957.
While in power, the Government Garcia talked with the head of the U.S. State to transfer control of the Philippines obsolete U.S. Military Base . Eventually became extremely being able to Philippine Garcia and her destruction was initiated in the newspapers , on the air with the help of the CIA , while favored by the Americans Diosdado Macapagal to win the election in 1961 .

In addition to his achievements as a nationalist politician , Garcia also known poet in his Visayan dialect . He died of a heart attack June 14, 1971 at age 75 .