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In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, left-wing presidents from the region have come to remember former President ...
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our comrade Pepe Mujica,” Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi announced on X. “President, activist, leader and guide. We will miss ...
Uruguay on Wednesday began bidding farewell to its former leader Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla fighter who ...
Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former leftist rebel who became Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015, has died at the age of 89. Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi announced his death in a social media ...
His presidency from 2010 to 2015 saw Uruguay become a pioneer in Latin America for civil liberties. Mujica, affectionately called "Pepe" by many Uruguayans, was a former guerrilla fighter whose ...
MONTEVIDEO-Tributes poured in from across Latin America on May 13 following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former guerilla fighter revered by the left for his ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Crowds poured into the ... affectionately known as “Pepe,” joined the procession as Mujica's flag-covered coffin, borne on a gun carriage, made its way through downtown ...
May 13 (UPI) --José "Pepe" Mujica, former president of Uruguay and a symbol of the Latin American left, died Tuesday at the age of 89 in Montevideo after a battle with esophageal cancer.
Uruguay on Wednesday began bidding farewell to its former leader Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla fighter who won global fame for his humility as the so-called "world's poorest ...
Mujica, who became a cult figure partly due to his modest lifestyle, was in a "terminal" phase of cancer and receiving palliative care. Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica ...