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Filipino general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venancio Concepción was a Filipino general under the leadership of President Emilio Aguinaldo. He fought battles in Iloilo. He represented Iloilo in Malolos Congress.[1]
Venancio Concepcion | |
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President, Philippine National Bank | |
In office 1918–1920 | |
Governor‑General | Francis Burton Harrison |
Succeeded by | Henry Parker Willis |
Chief of General Staff, Philippine Republican Army | |
In office January 21, 1899 – June 6,1899 | |
President | Emilio Aguinaldo |
Preceded by | Ambrosio Flores |
Succeeded by | Philippine Republican Army defeated |
Personal details | |
Occupation | Banker Public Servant Soldier Lawmaker |
Profession | Accountant |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Philippines |
Branch/service | Philippine Republican Army |
Years of service | 1896 – 1899 |
Rank | Heneral de Division |
He was appointed as Chief of General Staff of the Republican Army and he saw action Central Luzon. However, President Aguinaldo, just hours after Antonio Luna's death on June 5, 1899, immobilized the remaining of Luna's officers and men from the field, including General Concepción, whose headquarters in Angeles, Pampanga Aguinaldo launched an inspection of firearms the same day Luna was murdered.[2] During the American period, in 1918, he was appointed as the first Filipino president of the Philippine National Bank, the first universal bank in the Philippines, by the American Governor-General of the Philippines Francis Burton Harrison. He succeeded Henry Parker Willis, who was then appointed director of research of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.[3] However, in 1920, he was tried and convicted of fraud.[4]
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