The Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorand the country’s political class held this Wednesday a posthumous tribute to Miguel Barbosagovernor of the central state of Puebla, deceased this Tuesday of a heart attack.
At 09:15 a.m. (2:15 p.m. GMT) the remains of the president of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) arrived at the Puebla Congress, where this Wednesday he would have presented his fourth government report.
During the event, the Army music band sang the hymns of Mexico and Puebla to remember their struggle, associated with the causes of the Mexican left.
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The benches of the political parties mounted guard of honor, in the plenary hall, where Sergio Céspedes, president of the Governing Board of the State Congress, highlighted the work of the governor in anti-corruption, health and infrastructure.
Later, the funeral court transferred the remains to the Palace of Justice, where there was a private tribute.
After that event, the hearse began its last tour of the Historic Center to reach his “beloved Casa Aguayo”, which was the headquarters of the Executive Power since his arrival and his daily conferences.
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President López Obrador arrived at Casa Aguayo, who in his message recalled that he knew Barbosa for 25 yearswhen they began the “fight for democracy”, so they always worked together and supported each other, although at some point they separated.
In Puebla and throughout the country I have good memories of him,” he said.
After the protocol event, the honor guards of the cabinet, federal officials and friends of political life began, including the Morena candidates for the presidency of Mexico in the 2024 elections.
Marcelo EbrardSecretary of Foreign Relations, declared before the media that he had a friendship of more than 25 years with the governor.
While Claudia Sheinbaumhead of Government of Mexico City, assured that she lost a close friend and that Puebla lost a great man.
Y Adam Augusto LopezSecretary of the Interior, recalled that he was a partner of Barbosa from the Senate, where they became very good friends.
The unexpected death of the governor
Barbosa died this Tuesday at the age of 63 of a heart attack at the Angeles del Pedregal hospital in Mexico City.
Known as a controversial governor who in his later years distanced himself from his ally López Obrador, His death caused a shock because he was elected after the death of Governor Martha Érika Alonsofrom the opposition National Action Party (PAN), who died in a plane crash in December 2018.
Before, he was a multi-member federal deputy in the Union Congress from 2000 to 2003, and then he was a Senator from 2012 to 2018.
The politician was president of the Mexican Senate from 2014 to 2015, and was also president of the Belisario Domínguez Institute of the Senate of the Republic and former leader of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
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