Ruperto Kangleon
| Ruperto Cadava Kangleon | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office December 30, 1953 – February 27, 1958 |
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| Secretary of National Defense | |
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In office May 28, 1946 – September 1, 1950 |
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| President |
Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Montelibano |
| Succeeded by | Ramon Magsaysay |
| Military Governor of Leyte | |
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In office October 23, 1944 – May 28, 1946 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 27, 1890 Macrohon, Southern Leyte, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | February 27, 1958 (aged 67) Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
.svg){kind=small} Commonwealth of the Philippines
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| Service/branch | Philippine Army |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Commands | 81st Infantry Division, PA (1941-1942) 92nd Infantry Division, PA (1944-1946) Black Army (1942-1944) |
| Battles/wars |
World War II *Battle of Leyte |
Ruperto Cadava Kangleon (March 27, 1890 – February 27, 1958) was a Filipino military figure and politician. He was a native of the municipality of Macrohon in the now named province of Southern Leyte.
Kangleon was the acknowledged leader of the Resistance Movement in Leyte during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. As such, his guerrilla forces helped pave the way for the American Leyte Landings on their return to the Philippines in 1944.
Before the war, Colonel Kangleon was replaced and re-joining the group of soldiers under the pre-war 92nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army in the General Headquarters in Leyte during the Liberation.
After the war, Ruperto Kangleon served as the Philippine Secretary of National Defense under Presidents Manuel Roxas and Elpidio Quirino.
The aftermath of becoming provincial commander of the Philippine Constabulary in Cebu and Bohol on Central Visayas during the Pre-World War II era until 1942 replaced by the Philippine Commonwealth Army. Kangleon was a former Lieutenant Colonel and they joining the commanding officer of the 81st Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFFE on 1942 at the general headquarters in Samar was found in World War II. The ordered to proceed to Davao where he and his men valiantly fought the troops of the Japanese Imperial army during the Japanese Invasion and Occupation. He was captured by the Japanese Imperial Army forces and was put to prison at the Japanese Internment Camps in Agusan. He managed to escape from prison in December 1942, and returned to Leyte, where he formed as a guerrilla movement. With the help of Iliff David Richardson, Kangleon was able to establish contact with Col. Wendell Fertig on Mindanao. Soon after the Battle of Baybay, against Miranda's guerrillas on 15 Aug. 1943, Kangleon was able to consolidate and unite all forces on Leyte. Kangleon then moved his headquarters from Maasin to Don Lorenzo's Casa in Malitbog. In Nov. 1943, under orders from Col. Fertig, Kangleon, Richardson, and other guerrilla leaders were in Mindanao to coordinate activities, and meet the submarine USS Narwhal delivering American aid. However, by then the Japanese had made the Casa, in Malitbog, their headquarters for southern Leyte. On 1 Feb. 1944, Kangleon's forces went on the offensive, which included attacks on Japanese garrisons at Anahawan and Linoan, forcing the Japanese to not venture away from the coastal towns of southern Leyte.
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