Uruguay’s former President José Mujica dead
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The funeral procession for the late former President Jose Mujica makes its way from the presidential palace to the National Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico) The casket of Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica is transported from the presidential palace to the National Assembly during his funeral procession in Montevideo,
The Uruguayan government has declared three days of national mourning in honor of the late former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica.
Uruguay’s former President José Mujica, a leftist icon known for his progressive social reforms, died on Tuesday at the age of 89.
Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89.