<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> José P. Laurel 1891--1959 (Lived: 68 years) </Th> <Td> October 14, 1943 </Td> <Td> August 17, 1945 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> KALIBAPI </Td> <Td> (1943) (1943) </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The Third Republic started when independence was granted by the Americans on July 4, 1946, and ended upon the imposition of martial law by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on September 21, 1972 . </P> <Table> Presidents of the Third Philippine Republic <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No . in era </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> Term </Th> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Th> Refs . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Manuel A. Roxas 1892--1948 (Lived: 56 years) </Th> <Td> July 4, 1946 </Td> <Td> April 15, 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> (1946) 5 (1946) (1948) </Td> <Td> Elpidio Quirino July 4, 1946--April 17, 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Vacant April 15--17, 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Elpidio Quirino 1890--1956 (Lived: 65 years) </Th> <Td> April 17, 1948 </Td> <Td> December 30, 1953 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Vacant April 17, 1948--December 30, 1949 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (1949) 6 (1949) </Td> <Td> Fernando Lopez December 30, 1949--December 30, 1953 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Ramon Magsaysay 1907--1957 (Lived: 49 years) </Th> <Td> December 30, 1953 </Td> <Td> March 17, 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nacionalista </Td> <Td> (1953) 7 (1953) (1957) </Td> <Td> Carlos P. Garcia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Carlos P. Garcia 1896--1971 (Lived: 74 years) </Th> <Td> March 18, 1957 </Td> <Td> December 30, 1961 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nacionalista </Td> <Td> Vacant March 18--December 30, 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (1957) 8 (1957) </Td> <Td> Diosdado Macapagal December 30, 1957--December 30, 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Diosdado Macapagal 1910--1997 (Lived: 86 years) </Th> <Td> December 30, 1961 </Td> <Td> December 30, 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> (1961) 9 (1961) </Td> <Td> Emmanuel Pelaez </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Ferdinand E. Marcos 1917--1989 (Lived: 72 years) </Th> <Td> December 30, 1965 </Td> <Td> February 25, 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nacionalista </Td> <Td> (1965) 10 (1965) </Td> <Td> Fernando Lopez December 30, 1965--September 23, 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (1969) 11 (1969) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None September 23, 1972--February 25, 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> KBL </Td> <Td> (1981) 12 (1981) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No . in era </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> Term </Th> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Th> Refs . </Th> </Tr>

President of the third republic in the philippines