00:00A few days before the end of his presidential term, Colombian President Gustavo Petro
00:04returned Simón Bolívar's sword to the Quinta de Bolívar's House Museum in Bogotá, his original home.
00:12The ceremony included a public procession from the Casa de Nariño Presidential Palace to the museum,
00:18in which such organizations participated.
00:20President Petro said that the return of the sword marked the end of a cycle.
00:25In a message reached in symbolism, he stated that the sword must serve the Republic's freedom and rights,
00:34not to tyranny or fascism.
00:36The historic artifact had been in Petro's government's custody for the past four years,
00:41having been transferred from the Quinta de Bolívar to the Casa de Nariño
00:45for Petro's presidential inauguration in August 2022.
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