This man ran a government-in-exile from the Shoreham Hotel, where he had an entire floorand an enclosed glass balcony to fly his nation's flag.
This man ran a government-in-exile from the Shoreham Hotel, where he had an entire floorand an enclosed glass balcony to fly his nation's flag. After being diagnosed with tuberculosis,he recorded a farewell speech called ";Message to My People"; asking everyone to ";work together for a better world,"; but then lived another 20 years. The ";Open Doors"; monument in Israel celebrates that this man, together with Paul McNutt, approved a plan allowing over a thousand Jewish refugees into his country. His nation's constitution required him to be succeeded after eight years by his vice president Sergio OsmeÃ±a, which he resisted for a time. A year before he rose to power, he fought for passage of the Tydings-McDuffie Act as the leader of the Nacionalista party, which also included his later successor Manuel Roxas. He also founded a city that became the national capital from 1948 to 1976, and was the actual site of the last fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. For 10 points, name this man who, in 1935, became the first commonwealth president of the Philippines, and is the namesake of its most populous city.
This man ran a government-in-exile from the Shoreham Hotel, where he had an entire floorand an enclosed glass balcony to fly his nation's flag.
Manuel L.  Quezon [Manuel Luis  Quzezon y Molina]