First inauguration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Arroyo takes her oath of office as the 14th president of the Philippines.
Date	January 20, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-20)
Location	EDSA Shrine Quezon City
Participants	President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Assuming office Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Hilario Davide, Jr.
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The first inauguration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the fourteenth president of the Philippines occurred on Saturday, January 20, 2001, on the fourth day of the Second People Power Revolution following the removal of President Joseph Estrada. The fourth non-scheduled extraordinary inauguration and the first presidential inauguration to take place in the 21st century marked the commencement of the first term (which lasted three years five months and ten days) of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as President. Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. administered the oath of office. Although this is the fourth non-scheduled inauguration, this was the first non-scheduled extraordinary presidential inauguration upon the removal of a president since the first three inaugurations took place upon the death of former presidents.

This article is part of a series about Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Early life Family 14th President of the Philippines Policies Foreign policy International trips Iraq War Visiting forces agreement US designation of the Philippines as a major non-NATO ally ASEAN Charter First term EDSA II 1st inauguration Presidency EDSA III Operation Freedom Eagle Oakwood mutiny Fertilizer Fund scam Second term 2004 Philippine presidential election Hello Garci scandal 2nd inauguration Hacienda Luisita massacre 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing Executive Order 464 2006 state of emergency East Asian Energy Security Manila Peninsula siege Batasang Pambansa bombing Euro Generals scandal NBN/ZTE scandal 2009 flu pandemic in the Philippines Ketsana (Ondoy) Maguindanao massacre Senator of the Philippines Philippine Senator Vice President of the Philippines 1998 Philippine general election DSWD secretary Post-Presidency Member of the House of Representatives from Pampanga's 2nd district 2010 House of Representatives election, 2013, 2016 2011 hospital arrest 2016 Supreme Court acquittal Deputy Speaker Speaker
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Oath taking

At the time, Arroyo was the Vice President to President Joseph Estrada, the winner of the 1998 presidential election. Arroyo was one of those people called for the resignation of Estrada. Upon the news that Estrada had left Malacañang Palace and stepped down from office, Arroyo went to EDSA Shrine and took her oath of office as President. Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. administered the oath of office. The Bible which she used was held by Cecilia Paz Abad, the youngest of daughter of then-Batanes Representative Florencio Abad.