{{Short description|Filipino politician (died 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Philippine name|Javier}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = | image = Bonifacio Javier.png | image_size = | caption = | office1 = Mayor of Mandaluyong | term_start1 = 1960 | term_end1 = 1962 | predecessor1 = Pedro Cruz | successor1 = Amado T. Reyes | term_start2 = 1946 | term_end2 = 1955 | predecessor2 = Pedro Cruz | successor2 = Pedro Cruz | birth_name = Bonifacio J. Javier | birth_date = {{birth date|1894|6|5}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1962|7|19|1894|6|5}} | nickname = Boni | occupation = Politician | resting_place = San Felipe Neri Cemetery, Mandaluyong }}
'''Bonifacio "Boni" Javier''' (June 5, 1894 – July 19, 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sementeryo.ph/posts/pfbid0HFnrTV5qYLcheDat1oYAiaHbrvsqcX8T6zWedtCjnmFtgew6a7xdoSbhpXoXJJCQl|title=We’re sure you’ve heard of Boni Station along EDSA. Here is the grave of the man behind the name, at San Felipe Neri Cemetery in Mandaluyong City.|author=Sementeryo: Heritage Cemeteries of the Philippines |website=Facebook|accessdate=April 4, 2026|date=November 1, 2025}}</ref> was a Filipino politician and World War II guerilla leader who served as Mayor of Mandaluyong from 1946 to 1955 and from 1960 to 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 7, 2015 |title=Hindi kay Andres Bonifacio ipinangalan ang 'Boni Avenue' sa Mandaluyong |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/ulatfilipino/483626/hindi-kay-andres-bonifacio-ipinangalan-ang-boni-avenue-sa-mandaluyong/story/ |access-date=March 22, 2026 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saan galing ang pangalang Boni Avenue sa Mandaluyong? |url=https://www.philstar.com/pang-masa/punto-mo/2016/06/23/1595836/saan-galing-ang-pangalang-boni-avenue-sa-mandaluyong |access-date=2026-03-22 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> An avenue in Mandaluyong and, in turn, the adjacent train station are named after his nickname.<ref>{{cite news |last=Alave |first=Kristine |date=March 7, 2008 |title=Some Mandaluyong residents disown ex-mayor Abalos |url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20080307-123404 |url-status=dead |archive-url= |archive-date= |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
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