Nicaragua, El Salvador and Mauricio Funes

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes dies in exile in Nicaragua at age 65
Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.Nicaragua’s Health Ministry said in a statement that Funes had died of a serious chronic illness.
Mauricio Funes, former Salvadoran president, dies in Nicaragua
Former Salvadoran president, Mauricio Funes, died late on Tuesday in Nicaragua, where the leftist leader had been living since 2016 to avoid corruption charges in his home country. He was 65.
Ex-Salvadoran leader Mauricio Funes dies in Nicaragua
Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.
Former El Salvador president Mauricio Funes dies in exile in Nicaragua
El Salvador's former president, Mauricio Funes, who came into politics after a career as a whistleblowing journalist, died Tuesday night in Nicaragua at the age of 65.
Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes who lived in exile in Nicaragua dies at 65
Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday
Former El Salvador president Mauricio Funes dies aged 65
Former El Salvador president Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, has died aged 65. Nicaragua’s Health Ministry said Mr Funes had died of a serious chronic illness.
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