The legislators of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies are holding a ceremony in the General Congress to pay homage in the legislative palace of San Lazaro to Mrs. Ifigenia Martinez y Hernandez, who passed away on Saturday night at the age of 99. teleSUR
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00:00On Sunday, Mexican entities and political leaders paid homage to the late president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eugenia MartĂnez.
00:07MartĂnez was an outstanding left-wing feminist in Mexico who passed away at 94, four days after she had let Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in in ceremony.
00:16On Friday, MartĂnez posted on Instagram that handing in the presidential sash to the first woman president was one of the greatest honors of her life.
00:23Meanwhile, President Claudia Sheinbaum sent her deepest condolences.
00:27Moreover, days later, Ricardo Monreal described her as an extraordinary woman.
00:31Furthermore, the Autonomous National University of Mexico praised her as a distinguished economist and a tireless fighter for freedoms and democracy.