| Event date: March 22, 1897 |
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Aug 21, 2007 at 11:31 PM |
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Nov 07, 2007 at 11:20 AM |
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Tejeros convention: Emilio Aguinaldo was elected president of the new republic of the Philippines; Andrés Bonifacio was demoted to the director of the interior.
The Tejeros convention which was held on March 22, 1897 only worsened the rivalry bet ween the two faction of the Katipunan. The aim of the convention was to form a central revolutionary government that would unite the two councils (The Magdaló and Magdiwang councils). An election of officers was held in Tejeros. Although he was away fighting the Spaniards in Dasmarinas, Cavite, Emilio Aguinaldo was elected president of the new revolutionary government. Bonifacio was nominated for the position of director of the interior, but Daniel Tirona of Kawit stood up and questioned his ability to hold that job. Tirona said that the position needed someone with a law degree. Bonifacio took Tirona’s words as an insult. He declared that, as the leader of the Katipunan, all the acts of the Tejeros convention were unlawful. Hurt and angry, he left with his wife, his two brothers, and some trusted bodyguards. A day later Emilio Aguinaldo became president of the new revolutionary government. He was sworn into office along with other elected officials, most of whom were Cavitenos. Bonifacio was not present. |
