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.

Mauricio Funes, ex-president of El Salvador, passed away in Nicaragua, where he sought refuge from corruption charges since 2016. Funes, president from 2009 to 2014, was renowned for battling corruption in journalism before his political career.

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, 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.

Former El Salvador president Mauricio Funes passed away in Nicaragua, where he lived to avoid legal repercussions in El Salvador. He faced multiple corruption charges and negotiated gang truces during his presidency.

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes who lived in exile in Nicaragua dies at 65.