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1 week agoMexico celebrates historic Independence Day led by first female president
President Claudia Sheinbaum has made history as the first woman to lead Mexico's Independence Day celebrations in 215 years, delivering a resolute message against foreign intervention amid ongoing diplomatic pressure from the United States. From the National Palace balcony in Mexico City, Sheinbaum presided over the traditional grito ceremony on Monday night, ringing the bell that symbolises the call to arms during Mexico's 1810-21 independence struggle against Spain.
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