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

José "Pepe" Mujica, former president of Uruguay and a symbol of the Latin American left, died Tuesday at the age of 89 in ...

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 ...

Uruguay on Wednesday began bidding farewell to its former leader Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla fighter who ...

“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 ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Crowds poured into the ... affectionately known as “Pepe,” joined the procession as Mujica's flag-furled coffin, borne on a gun carriage, made its way through downtown ...

"Thank you, Pepe," some people shouted as the procession ... Lula said he would travel to Montevideo for the funeral. Mujica transformed Uruguay, a prosperous country of 3.4 million people best ...

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 ...

May 14 (UPI) --The Uruguayan government has declared three days of national mourning in honor of the late former President Jose "Pepe ... 1985, Uruguay's military dictatorship held Mujica and ...

Montevideo (AFP) – 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 ...