The central act, led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, took place in Parral, Chihuahua, where the assassins fired dozens of bullets from a building into his car, killing almost all passengers instantly.

In 1966, his name was placed in gold letters in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1976, by a presidential decree, his remains were disinterred to be moved to Mexico City and buried in the Monument of the Revolution.

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