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Leoncio Tan | |
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| Commanding General, Philippine Army | |
| In office 1957–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Arellano |
| Succeeded by | Tirso G. Fajardo |
| Commander, I Military Area District | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| Succeeded by | Tirso G. Fajardo |
| Director, National Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Crisol |
| Succeeded by | Jose Lukban |
Leoncio Tan (1910 - 1986) was a Philippine Army Brigadier General who became its 11th Commanding General.[1] He was also a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of Bataan. He was also appointed by President Ramon Magsaysay as fifth Director of National Bureau of Investigation in 1954.
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