Key Figures

Emilio Aguinaldo: On February 4th, 1899, fighting began between American forces and Filipino nationalists who were led by Emilio Aguinaldo who wanted independence rather than a change in colonial ruling.

President Theodore Roosevelt: President Theodore Roosevelt affirmed a general amnesty and proclaimed the conflict over on July 4, 1902, though minor outbreak and insurrections against the American rule systematically occurred in the years that came.