Mexican President Leads Thousands in ‘Cry' of Independence | VOA News

Mexico City's Zocalo square became a hub of festivities on September 15 when thousands of Mexicans convened to echo the spirit of Independence Day with the President’s traditional “Grito” or “Cry.”

Shortly before midnight, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gave the “Cry for independence” at the Presidential Palace balcony with thundering chants of “Viva Mexico” (“long live Mexico”).

The festivity marked the 213th anniversary of the independence from the New Spain movement, which started with the call to arms by rebel priest Miguel Hidalgo.

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(Reuters)