1953 Philippine presidential election

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The 1953 Philippine presidential election was a landmark national vote that brought reformist defense secretary Ramon Magsaysay to the presidency, ending Liberal Party dominance and reshaping postwar Philippine politics.

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instanceOf Philippine presidential election ⓘ
national election ⓘ
campaignIssue agrarian reform ⓘ
communist insurgency ⓘ
corruption in government ⓘ
campaignSloganOfRamonMagsaysay Magsaysay is my guy ⓘ
characterizedAs reformist victory ⓘ
turning point in Philippine party politics ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows postwar reconstruction period in the Philippines ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
defeatedCandidate Elpidio Quirino ⓘ
defeatedParty Liberal Party ⓘ
electedPresident Ramon Magsaysay ⓘ
electedVicePresident Carlos P. Garcia ⓘ
electorate registered Filipino voters ⓘ
endedDominanceOf Liberal Party ⓘ
hasEndDate 1953-11-10 ⓘ
hasStartDate 1953-11-10 ⓘ
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Liberal Party ⓘ
incumbentPresidentBeforeElection Elpidio Quirino ⓘ
location Philippines ⓘ
mainOppositionRunningMate Jose Yulo ⓘ
mainRunningMateOfRamonMagsaysay Carlos P. Garcia ⓘ
mainWinner Ramon Magsaysay ⓘ
majorCandidate Elpidio Quirino ⓘ
Ramon Magsaysay ⓘ
majorParty Liberal Party ⓘ
Nacionalista Party ⓘ
mediaUsedInCampaign print newspapers ⓘ
radio ⓘ
nextElection 1957 Philippine presidential election ⓘ
notableFor landslide victory of Ramon Magsaysay ⓘ
strong United States involvement in campaign strategy ⓘ
use of modern campaign techniques ⓘ
oversawTransitionToAdministrationOf Ramon Magsaysay ⓘ
partOf Philippine electoral history ⓘ
linked to: Philippine politics
positionContested President of the Philippines ⓘ
preElectionOfficeHeldByElpidioQuirino President of the Philippines ⓘ
preElectionOfficeHeldByRamonMagsaysay Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines ⓘ
previousElection 1949 Philippine presidential election ⓘ
reshaped postwar Philippine politics ⓘ
resultedInPartyChangeOfPresidency true ⓘ
supervisingBody Commission on Elections ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Third Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
typeOfElection presidential ⓘ
winningParty Nacionalista Party ⓘ

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Ramon Magsaysay → electedIn → 1953 Philippine presidential election ⓘ