”We succeeded in defeating illiteracy in our country”

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In Nicaragua, president Daniel Ortega and vice president Rosario Murillo led the 2024 school parade. In honor of the 168th anniversary of the historic battle of San Jacinto and the independence of Central America. Dozens of students from education centers with their music bands and rhythmic gymnastics paraded along bolivar avenue to Chavez avenue in Managua, in salute to Nicaragua's national holidays.

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00:00And in Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo led the 2024

00:04school parade in honor of the 168th anniversary of the historic battle of San Jacinto and the

00:10independence of Central America.

00:30Dozens of students from education centers with their music bands and rhythmic gymnastics

00:40paraded along Boulevard Avenue to Chavez Avenue in Managua in salute to Nicaragua's national

00:46holidays.

00:47In his message, President Daniel Ortega recalled the 203rd anniversary of the independence

00:53of Central America and the 168th anniversary of the historic battle of San Jacinto on September

00:5914, 1856.

01:09This is a historic day, a historic day, because it was the first defeat of Yankee imperialists

01:16in our America, here in Nicaragua, in San Jacinto.

01:27And there General José Dolores Estrada at the front, and Andrés with the stone defending

01:36the sovereignty of Nicaragua, facing the invaders.

01:46But the first defeat of Yankee expansionism was for all pride here in Nicaragua, in the

01:56San Jacinto estate.

02:02And at the same time, we are commemorating the 203rd anniversary of independence.

02:13During the celebrations, the Nicaraguan president highlighted the country's progress in education,

02:19including the reduction of illiteracy.

02:24Because we succeeded in defeating illiteracy in our country, and now we are growing with

02:32education in the cities, in the neighborhoods, in the countryside, where barefoot farmers

02:41are even going to study for university degrees.

02:47So that Nicaragua can continue on this path, which is a path of peace.

02:54Peace is fundamental for us to continue moving forward, so that we can have this beautiful

03:29The Nicaraguan head of state urged students to continue to achieve their dreams and contribute

03:42to the development of the country and the strengthening of peace for all Nicaraguans.

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