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The President of the Republic presided at the Commemorative Ceremony of the 9i00th Anniversary of the birth of King D. Afonso Henriques, where he delivered a speech.
During the ceremony, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva received symbolically, from the hands of a 9 year old child called Afonso, the Gold Medal of the City awarded to D. Afonso Henriques.
Upon arrival at the Vila Flor Cultural Centre, where the ceremony was held, the President opened an Iconographic Exhibition featuring the life of King D. Afonso Henriques and watched the performance of a choral group with 900 children from the schools in the region.
The ceremony ended with a performance by the Orchestra of the North.
Read the speech delivered by the President of the Republic
Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães
Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães
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