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Cavite

Town and port of the Philippine Republic; 13 km/8 mi south of Manila; population (1990) 106,000. It is the capital of Cavite province, Luzon.

It was in Japanese hands December 1941-February 1945. After the Philippines achieved independence 1946, the US Seventh Fleet continued to use the naval base. In 1998 Cavite was the centre for the celebration of the centenary of the Philippines' declaration of independence from Spain. This was the first successful revolution in Asia against colonial rule by a western country.



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