Evo Morales, who was forced to resign amid allegations of fraud in October's presidential election, fled Bolivia during the night of 11 November 2019, on a plane for Mexico, which offered him asylum. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said his country decided to grant asylum "for humanitarian reasons, and given the urgent situation faced in Bolivia". Plans for historical commemorations Major historical commemorations took place in 2021. The events are the founding of Tenochtitlan (although the date of its founding is often given as 1325); the 1521 fall of Tenochtitlan; and the 1821 consummation of Mexican independence. The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is being repaired, along with other colonial-era buildings in advance of the commemorations. During conmemorations, he apologized in the name of Mexico to indigenous peoples and Mexicans of Chinese descent for historical abuses. López Obrador invited King Felipe VI of Spain and Pope Francis to Mexico for the commemorations, and asked them to apologize for the conquest of America. The Pope declined the invitation, saying he had apologized in 2015. Midterm elections 2021 In June 2021 midterm elections, López Obrador's Juntos Hacemos Historia coalition lost seats in the lower house of Congress. However, his ruling coalition maintained a simple majority, but López Obrador failed to secure the two-thirds congressional supermajority. The main opposition was a coalition of Mexico's three traditional parties: the PRI, the PAN and the PRD. Awards and honours National honour : Grand Master and Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (1 December 2018). International honors : Great Collar of the Order of the Quetzal (5 May 2022). : Grand Cross of the Order of José Cecilio del Valle (6 May 2022). : Medal of the Order of José Martí (8 May 2022). Awards World No Tobacco Day Award by the World Health Organization, in 2022. Publications Places named after López Obrador In October 2019, López Obrador said that once he leaves the presidency he wants to retire in peace and does not want any streets or statues named for him. Nevertheless, on 18 July 2020, the newspaper El Universal published a list of places that bear his name: López Obrador Street, Tezonttila, Xochimilco, CDMX (since 2003) Avenida López Obrador, San Vicente Chicolapa de Juarez, Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico A neighborhood in Arcelia municipality, Guerrero An alley in La Montańa de Guerrero, Acapulco, Guerrero A street in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, Oaxaca A street