Philippine Revolution

The Philippine Revolution was a major rebellion by Filipinos against the Spanish colonial regime. The revolution, inspired by the French Revolution and other revolutions in Europe, led to the creation of the Philippines, whose independence was declared in 1898. The revolution was a major blow to the Spanish, alongside the loss of their colonies in Cuba and Puerto Rico. The revolution established the First Philippine Republic, the first republic in Asia with a democratic system and a written constitution, though it was predated by the short lived Republic of Ezo in Hokkaido, Japan before the Meiji Restoration in the mid 1800s, and the Philippines did not achieve full independence until 1946, due to the American occupation of the country after the Spanish–American War in 1898.