Inauguration of Sergio Osmeña

1944 Presidential Inauguration of
Sergio Osmeña
Participants President of the PhilippinesSergio Osmeña
Assuming office
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court,
Robert H. Jackson
Location Washington, D.C.
United States
Date August 1, 1944 (1944-08-01) (67 years ago)

The Inauguration of Sergio Osmeña as the fourth President of the Philippines and the second president of the Philippine Commonwealth under the United States occurred on August 1, 1944 under extraordinary circumstances. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first term (which lasted one year nine months and twenty-nine days) of Sergio Osmeña as President, following the death of President Manuel L. Quezon.