EMILIO AGUINALDO'S REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
He led the Filipino revolutionary movement against Spanish colonial rule and declared i
dependence from Spain on June 12, 1898.
He fought against the United States in the Philippine–American War (1899‑1902) when U.S. forces refused to recognise Filipino self‑rule.
He served as the first President of the Philippines—leading the First Philippine Republic from January 23 1899 to April 1 1901.