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Emilio Aguinaldo: Occupation: Emilio was a revolutionary, politician and a Filipino general. After being the governor he was eventually elected the first president of the Philippines. He was also the youngest president ever.

Annexation: He wanted the Philippines to be independent so he could be president and lead the Philippines to a better future. If the Philippines were independent he could have more freedom to lead the country as he wanted to. On January 1, 1899, Aguinaldo was named President of the Philippines. Interest
 * Emilio’s dad was also govern and tried to make the Philippines a better place to live, so Emilio just wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps.
 * Emilio wanted the Philippines to be free so he could be recognized as the president of the Philippines and rule as he wanted to.
 * When America refused to recognize Emilio as president he declared war on America.

Bibliography "Emilio Aguinaldo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. .

"Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy." //The World of 1898: The Spanish American War//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. < http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/aguinaldo.html>. Trask, David. "The Spanish-American War - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress)." //Library of Congress Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. .