In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, left-wing presidents from the region have come to remember former President ...

Thousands took to the streets of Montevideo on Wednesday to pay their final respects to José Mujica, Uruguay’s former president, who died the day before. A one-time guerrilla fighter turned ...

Uruguay's presidency said. Chants of “Pepe, dear, the people are with you!” rose as the horse-drawn hearse passed through the streets on Wednesday. Uruguayans applauded from balconies ...

“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 won global fame for his humility as the so-called "world's poorest ...

As Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015 he continued ... Foreign dignitaries or journalists who sought an audience with “El Pepe” usually had to trek to his scrabbly farm with its three ...

Supporters walk behind the casket of Uruguay's former President Jose Mujica during his funeral procession, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Uruguay, on November 16, 2024. File photo. AFP The death of former Uruguayan president Jose "Pepe" Mujica brought the curtain down on one of the great love stories of Latin America. Mujica ...

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 ...