Crowds poured into the streets of Uruguay’s capital on Wednesday to bid a poignant farewell to former President José Mujica.

The Uruguayan government has declared three days of national mourning in honor of the late former President Jose "Pepe" ...

Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President José Mujica on Wednesday as ...

The former guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 earned his nickname because of his modest lifestyle.

He oversaw an economic boom, a reduction in poverty and the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and marijuana.

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, ...

Crowds have poured into the streets of Uruguay’s capital to bid a poignant farewell to former President José Mujica, a guerrilla fighter-turned-pioneering leader who became an icon of the Latin ...

José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's ...

José Mujica was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 and presided over a period of progressive governance that matched his want-for-nothing lifestyle. He forsook the presidential palace in favor of ...

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, a global icon of humility and leftist politics, did not participate in Sunday’s municipal elections due to serious health issues.

Uruguay’s 2025 municipal and departmental ... In Canelones, Francisco Legnani, a close ally of President Yamandú Orsi and a member of the Frente Amplio, secured a clear victory, ensuring ...