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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 ...
José “Pepe” Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, at his modest home on the outskirts of Montevideo last year.Credit...Dado Galdieri for The New York Times Supported by By Jack Nicas Jack ...
Thousands of Uruguayans lined the streets of Montevideo Wednesday to bid farewell to deceased former leader Jose "Pepe" ...
Uruguay's former president, Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, who died aged 89 after a year-long battle with cancer, was taken to the legislative palace to lie in state - Copyright ...
“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 ...
José “Pepe” Mujica, former president of Uruguay, died at 89 after battling cancer. He became the first head of state in the world to legalize all forms of cannabis in 2013. Mujica’s policy ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of ... an example for the world’s politicians. “A person like Pepe Mujica doesn’t die,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ...
Latin America's Leftist Leaders Remember Uruguay's 'Pepe' Mujica as Generous, Charismatic Leader MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, leftist presidents ...
"Thank you, Pepe," some people shouted as the procession ... Silva said Mujica's "human greatness transcended the borders of Uruguay and his presidential mandate." Lula said he would travel ...
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 ...