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

I t is not a flashy country and José Mujica, who died on May 13th aged 89, became its epitome. As Uruguay’s president from ...

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.

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 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 ...

The Latin American country's 40th leader — known as "Pepe" — became internationally renowned because of his humble lifestyle.

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. The 88-year ...

Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President José Mujica on Wednesday as thousands bid a poignant farewell to the iconic leader in the Uruguayan ...