Cesar Climaco
| Cesar Cortez Climaco | |
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| 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City | |
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In office December 30, 1953 – March 1, 1954 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel D. Jaldon |
| Succeeded by | Hector C. Suarez |
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In office January 1, 1956 – December 30, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Hector C. Suarez |
| Succeeded by | Tomas Ferrer |
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In office March 5, 1980 – November 14, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Jose Vicente Atilano II |
| Succeeded by | Manuel A. Dalipe |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Zamboanga City | |
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In office June 30 – November 14, 1984 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 28, 1916 Zamboanga, Philippine Islands |
| Died | November 14, 1984 (aged 68) Zamboanga City, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal Party, Concerned Citizens' Aggrupation |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Floreta |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas, U.P. College of Law |
Cesar Cortez Climaco (February 28, 1916 – November 14, 1984) was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Zamboanga City for 11 years and three nonconsecutive terms. A prominent critic of the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, he was famed for his toughness in governance and colorful personality. He was also famous for his refusal to cut his hair until democratic rule was restored in the Philippines. He was assassinated by an unknown gunman in 1984.
Climaco was born in Zamboanga City, the son of a customs broker who later became a municipal councilor. He finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown, then moved to Manila together with his future wife, Julia, to pursue a college education. He enrolled in a pre-law course at the University of Santo Tomas and worked as a family driver to finance his studies. He then studied law at the University of the Philippines College of Law, working at the same time as a janitor at the Court of Appeals. Coincidentally, his older brother Rafael, also a law student at UP, became an associate justice of the Court of Appeals under President Marcos. Climaco earned his law degree in 1941, and was admitted to the Philippine bar later that year after having passed the bar examinations.
Climaco first entered political life when he ran and won a seat in the Zamboanga City council in 1951. Within two years, at the age of 37, he would be appointed as mayor of Zamboanga City, holding the post until the following year.
In 1954, Climaco joined the Operation Brotherhood, a group sponsored by the Jaycees to help provide for medical and relief needs to refugees in war-torn Vietnam. As the Project Manager and Field Coordinator based in Vietnam, Climaco earned the friendship of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and found his activities covered by LIFE magazine.
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