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EX-President Pratibha Patil conferred Mexico's highest civilian honour

Patil, 85, becomes only the second Indian head of state to get the award. Earlier, the late President S. Radhakrishna had been conferred this honour

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Former President of India Pratibha Patil. Pic/Twitter IANS

Former President of India Pratibha Patil. Pic/Twitter IANS

On June 1, 2019, former President of India Pratibha Patil was conferred the "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" (Order of the Aztec Eagle) - the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners. The Ambassador of Mexico to India, Melba Pria, conferred the award on Patil - who created history as this country's first woman President (2007-2012), at a special ceremony held in the MCCIA Bhavan, Pune.

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