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===The Federal District===
All constituent [[political divisions of Mexico|states of Mexico]] are fully autonomous and comprise a federation. The Federal District, originally integrated by [[Mexico City]] and other municipalities, was created in 1824 to be the capital of the federation. As such, it was governed directly by the central or federal government and the [[president of Mexico]] appointed its governor or executive regent. Even though the municipalities within the Federal District were autonomous, their powers were limited. In 1928, these municipalities were abolished and transformed into non-autonomous
In the 1980s, the citizens of the Federal District, being the most populated federal entity in Mexico, began to demand home rule: a devolution of autonomy in order to directly elect their head of government and to set up a Legislative Assembly. In 1987, an Assembly of Representatives was created, by constitutional decree, whose members were elected by popular vote. The devolution of the executive power was not granted until 1997 when the first [[head of Government of the Federal District|head of government]] was elected by popular vote. Finally, in 2000, power was devolved to the ''delegaciones'', though limited: residents can now elect their own "heads of borough government" (''jefes delegacionales'', in Spanish), but the ''delegaciones'' do not have regulatory powers and are not constituted by a board of trustees, like the [[municipalities of Mexico|municipalities of the constituent states]].
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