Lorenzo Sumulong

Lorenzo Sumulong
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1967
In office
December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972[1]
10th Senate President pro tempore of the Philippines
In office
January 17, 1966 – December 30, 1969
PresidentFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byFernando Lopez
Succeeded byJose Roy
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Rizal's 2nd District
In office
May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949
Preceded byEmilio de la Paz
Succeeded byEmilio de la Paz
Member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission
In office
June 2, 1986 – October 15, 1986
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Personal details
Born(1905-09-05)September 5, 1905
Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines[a]
DiedOctober 21, 1997(1997-10-21) (aged 92)
Political partyPopular Front (until 1949)
Liberal (1949–1955)
Nacionalista (1955–1972)
SpouseEstrella Rodriguez
Children6, including Victor
Parent(s)Juan Sumulong
Maria Salome Sumulong
RelativesCorazon Aquino (niece)
Noynoy Aquino (grand nephew)
Jose W. Diokno (fifth cousin thrice removed)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
NicknameEnchong

Lorenzo Sumulong[b] (September 5, 1905 – October 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served in the Philippine Senate for four decades, and as a delegate of his country to the United Nations. He was noted for having engaged in a debate with Nikita Khrushchev at the United Nations General Assembly that (allegedly) provoked the Soviet Union Premier to bang his shoe on a desk.[2]

  1. ^ Term cut short due to the declaration of Martial Law by President Ferdinand Marcos.
  2. ^ "Khrushchev Loses His Cool - Top 10 U.N. General-Assembly Moments - TIME". TIME Magazine. September 23, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2023.


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