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1.14.2006

Carlos P. Romulo








Carlos P. Romulo
AKA Carlos Peña Rómulo

  • 1st Filipino and 1st Asian Pulitzer Prize Winner in Journalism, English (1942)
  • 1st Filipino and 1st Asian President of the United Nations General Assembly (1949)
  • "Philippine National Artist in Literature" (1984)


QUOTE
"The time had come, I felt, for me to utilize my experiences in written form. I had something to live for now, and to fight the world with; and I was no longer afraid of the past."


ALIAS
"Mr. United Nations"

DATE OF BIRTH
January 14, 1899

BIRTHPLACE
Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines

FATHER: Gregorio Romulo
MOTHER: Maria Peña

2nd WIFE: Beth Day
WIFE: Virginia Llamas
CHILDREN: Carlos Llamas Gregorio, Vicente Ricardo Joses Roberto Rey

YEAR OF DEATH
December 15, 1985


USEFUL LINKS
Carlos P. Romulo: Elected President of the Fourth Session of the General Assembly
Romulo, Carlos Peña (1899 – 1985)
National Artist in Literature: Carlos P. Romulo
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