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William McKinley
William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. A Republican from Ohio, he led the country in the Spanish–American War of 1898, which brought the annexation of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, and he also annexed Hawaii. His proclamation of 'benevolent assimilation' set American policy in the Philippines, where his forces fought the Philippine–American War.
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