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Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, ...
Mujica, a former Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname ‘Pepe’, became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.
In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, left-wing presidents from the region have come to remember former President ...
Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive ...
He oversaw an economic boom, a reduction in poverty and the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and marijuana.
The former guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 earned his nickname because of his modest lifestyle.
Uruguay’s former President José Mujica, a leftist icon known for his progressive social reforms, died on Tuesday at the age ...
Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the former left-wing guerrilla who spent more than a decade in prison before becoming president of ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President ...
Crowds poured into the streets of Uruguay’s capital on Wednesday to bid a poignant farewell to former President Jose Mujica, ...
José Mujica, Uruguay’s Humble President Who Changed His Country and Charmed the World, Dies at 89 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist ...
José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for... Uruguay's ex-President José Mujica, nicknamed ...