Mexico Sells Unwanted Presidential Jet to Tajikistan.

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Mexico Sells Unwanted Presidential Jet to Tajikistan.
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Mexico has sold its unwanted presidential jet, a Boeing 787, to Tajikistan for about $92 million after almost 4.5 years of trying to find a buyer. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador refused to use the jet after taking office in 2018, saying it was too luxurious. The plane was purchased for $200 million and was used by the previous president, Enrique Peña Nieto. The sale proceeds will be used to build two hospitals.

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