Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
Manuel Leuterio de Castro Jr. (born July 6, 1949), professionally known as Noli de Castro, is a Filipino journalist, anchorman, and politician who served as the 12th vice president of the Philippines from 2004 until 2010, under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2001 after receiving the most votes of any senator in the 2001 election.De Castro is the anchor of radio programs Kabayan and TeleRadyo Balita on DZMM/TeleRadyo and was the original and long-running anchor of TV Patrol on ABS-CBN/Kapamilya Channel. He is one of the key television figures in favor of the Philippine drug war undertaken by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
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- 1Apr
Communist Party of China
Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting. - 20Jul
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war. - 1Oct
Mao Zedong
The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong. - 2Oct
Mao Zedong
The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong. - 14Oct
People's Liberation Army
Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy Guangzhou.