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

The late Uruguayan president had an unmatched connection with popular sectors and the courage of his enduring convictions.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later President of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW ... known to many Uruguayans by his nickname "Pepe," led the small farming country's leftist government ...