Rodrigo Duterte was born on 28 March 1945 in Maasin. A Filipino lawyer and politician, Duterte served as mayor of Davao City for over two decades before winning the presidency in 2016. He ran on a promise to end crime and illegal drugs, and his war on drugs left thousands of people dead in police operations and vigilante killings, drawing widespread condemnation from human rights groups and an investigation by the International Criminal Court. His government also moved the Philippines closer to China, while ending joint exercises with the United States. He remained popular during his term, and left office in 2022; in 2025 he was arrested on an ICC warrant and transferred to The Hague.
Before and after
- from 5 March 1945 to 1 January 1951Denazification
- from 19 March 1945 to 8 May 1945Western Allied invasion of Germany
- 22 March 1945Founding of Arab League
- from 23 March 1945 to 24 March 1945Operation Plunder
- 28 March 1945Birth of Rodrigo Duterte
- from 2 April 1945 to 13 April 1945Vienna offensive
- 7 April 1945Operation Ten-Go
- 12 April 1945Death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- from 16 April 1945 to 2 May 1945Battle of Berlin
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The era
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