Mujica had been battling esophageal cancer since 2024 José Alberto “Pepe” Mujica, former President of Uruguay and a global symbol of humility and social justice, has passed away at the age of 89.

May 13 (UPI) --José "Pepe" Mujica, former president of Uruguay and a symbol of the Latin American left, died Tuesday at the age of 89 in Montevideo after a battle with esophageal cancer.

The former leftist president of Uruguary, Jose "Pepe" Mujica, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. "With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of our comrade Pepe Mujica. President, activist ...

José “Pepe” Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, at his modest home on the outskirts of Montevideo last year.Credit...Dado Galdieri for The New York Times Supported by By Jack Nicas Jack ...

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our comrade Pepe Mujica,” Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi announced on X. “President, activist, leader and guide. We will miss ...

Uruguay's President Yamandu Orsi paid tribute to the former president and said, "It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our comrade Pepe Mujica. President, activist ...

MONTEVIDEO, May 13 (Reuters) - Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat ... known to many Uruguayans by his nickname "Pepe," led the small farming ...

José “Pepe” Mujica, a former guerrilla fighter turned president of Uruguay, passed away on May 13 at the age of 89. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our comrade ...

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