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In 1990 president William McKinley was appointed William Taft as the chairman of a commission to organize a civilian government in the Philippines , which had been ceded to the United States by Spain following the Spanish-American War and the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
From 1901 to 1903 , Taft served as the first civilian Governor -General of the Philippines , a position in which he was very popular among both Americans and Filipinos.
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Why is the commander-in-chief of the Philippine army a civilian?
Civilian control of the military is a concept taken from the US while the US controlled the Philippines.
Who is the first sultan in the Philippines?
datu makatunaw the first sultan in the philippines .
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the first military governor of Florida was William P. DuVal
Who was the first ad interim governor of confederate Texas?
Edward Clark was the first ad interim governor of Confederate Texas.
When was the first war in the Philippines?
1690
