AMLO and son of Martin Luther King commemorate the death anniversary of Vicente Guerrero

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Martin Luther King III, son of the activist for the civil rights of the African Americans in the United States, commemorated this Sunday the 190 years of death of the Mexican and Afro-descendant pro-independence hero Vicente Guerrero.

The event was the first of The 15 programmed by the Government of Mexico in 2021 to commemorate the 190 years of independence (1821) , the 500 of the conquest of Hernán Cortés (1521) and the 700 of the founding of Tenochtitlan (1321), current Mexico City.

López Obrador and Luther King III paid tribute to the insurgent leader in to a monu ment erected in Culiápam , a town in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca where Guerrero was shot in 1831, a year after being overthrown as president of Mexico.

“ The man who was assassinated, shot here in Culiapám, the intrepid and conscientious Vicente Guerrero, led a truly popular movement against the oligarchy and against the privileged classes “, recalled López Obrador, at the event, which was also attended by his wife, Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, several members of the Government and the governors of Oaxaca and Guerrero.

For his part, Luther King III stressed that Vicente Guerrero, architect of independence in 1821 together with Agustín de Iturbide and president of Mexico in 1829, was “Afro-Mexican”, something that must be “made known” to celebrate “the beautiful diversity ”from the cont

“ As an Afro-American, Vicente Guerrero experienced discrimination, but used his voice for the dignity and freedom of Mexicans, no matter where they came from. It was an example of courage that still inspires people for equality and brotherhood “, expressed the son of the pastor and activist Martin Luther King.

Vicente Guerrero, 190 Death Anniversary, from Cuilápam de Guerrero, Oaxaca | Government of Mexico https://t.co/wkkLsrwnVK

– Government of Mexico (@GobiernoMX) February 14, 2021

The next event will take place on 24 December, when will be fulfilled 200 years of the promulgation of the Iguala Plan, which declared independence from Spain, a commemoration that will be attended by the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández.

López Obrador recalled that several events will be held to offer on behalf of the Mexican State “the most sincere apologies” to indigenous communities for “the dispossession of their lands and the racism they have suffered since the Spanish invasion. ”

In addition, took advantage of the presence of Luther King III to buy the work of the current Government Mexican with that of his father.

“ Perhaps his greatest teaching was that one can transform in a peaceful way, with the powerful weapon of reason and the principle of non-violence. That has been and will continue to be a characteristic of our movement. Change oppressive structures by raising awareness, not imposing anything, “said López Obrador, of the leftist Movimeinto Regeneración Nacional (Morena).

For his part, Luther King III explained that he has fought against the separation of families migrants during the Donald Trump administration and was convinced that with the new president, Joe Biden, “justice will be served soon” and “relations will improve” between the United States and Mexico.

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