Word: magsaysayism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...invited him to Denver. Carlos Romulo was handicapped by the fact that his campaign had not caught on, and that he felt it necessary to issue daily statements that he would not pull out because of "my sacred duty to thousands." That left most of the excitement to Ramon Magsaysay, the Huk fighter...
...Ramon Magsaysay is running against his former chief for the presidency of this country...
Angry Carlos Romulo was undecided whether to run as a third-party candidate, or to throw his strength to Nacionalista Nominee Ramon Magsaysay, the Huk-fighting ex-Secretary of Defense...
...combat Quirino's political skill, his control of the party machinery and of governmental patronage. The odds were heavy against him. Should he manage to beat the islands' slickest politician for the nomination, his opponent in the November election would be the popular Huk-slayer, Ramon Magsaysay. But was Carlos Romulo downhearted? True to form, he beamed a toothy smile for photographers, uttered a headline: "I will not retreat...
...vote of 705 to 49, the Nacionalistas chose Ramon Magsaysay. Against President Quirino, his seasoned and clever old boss, Amateur Magsaysay has a good chance-provided the elections can be kept as clean as they were two years ago, when Magsaysay's devoted soldiers did what they could to police the polls...