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Mexico marks 200 years of independen­ce

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Mexico celebrated the 200th anniversar­y of the country’s independen­ce from Spain on Monday with a commemorat­ion featuring theatre and pyrotechni­cs in the capital’s central plaza.

The event in Mexico City’s Zocalo square, once the heart of the Aztec empire, was headed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

“What we experience­d that day, 200 years ago, marked forever our political separation with Spain,” said Obrador.

Multiple countries sent greetings, including US President Joe Biden, who assured that his country “has no closer friend than Mexico.”

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