Artemio Ricarte

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Artemio Ricarte y García (October 20, 1866 – July 31, 1945) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War. He is regarded as the father of the Philippine Army, and is considered as the first Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (March 22, 1897 – January 22, 1899) through the lineage of the Philippine Revolutionary Army. Ricarte is the only general from the Revolution who never took an oath of allegiance to the United States government that occupied the Philippines from 1898 to 1946.

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