(A) Valeriano Weyler
(B) William Randolph Hearst
(C) ** Emilio Aguinaldo
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Concept note-1: -After the U.S. declared war on Spain, Aguinaldo saw a possibility that the Philippines might achieve its independence; the U.S. hoped instead that Aguinaldo would lend his troops to its effort against Spain. He returned to Manila on May 19, 1898 and declared Philippine independence on June 12.
Concept note-2: -Emilio Aguinaldo, (born March 22/23, 1869, near Cavite, Luzon, Philippines-died February 6, 1964, Quezon City), Filipino leader and politician who fought first against Spain and later against the United States for the independence of the Philippines.
Concept note-3: -Led by Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), the 1896 revolt carried the Filipinos to an anticipated war with Spain and an unanticipated war with the United States. Historians suggest that the roots of the Philippine revolution began with building of the Suez Canal in 1869.
Concept note-4: -The revolution against Spain was sparked in 1896 after Spanish authorities discovered the “Katipunan, ” a Filipino revolutionary society plotting against their colonisers.