The widow of José Mujica remembers him during a conversation with EL PAÍS in the country house where they shared a life ...

Latin America's leftist leaders remember Uruguay's 'Pepe' Mujica as generous, charismatic leader. In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, left-wing presidents from the region have come to ...

Jose Mujica, the former president of Uruguay who enacted progressive reforms and was known to many around the country by his nickname "Pepe," has died at age 89.

Zinger Key Points. José “Pepe” Mujica, former president of Uruguay, died at 89 after battling cancer. He became the first head of state in the world to legalize all forms of cannabis in 2013.

Pepe Mujica led Uruguay from 2010 to 2015, with the leftist coalition Frente Amplio. His was one of the most progressive governments in the country’s history.

Jose "Pepe" Mujica, 74, presidential hopeful for the governing Broad Front leftist coalition, stands in a tractor on his flower farm after voting in Uruguay's general elections, on the outskirts ...

“A person like Pepe Mujica doesn’t die,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said as he paid his respects to his longtime friend, widely known as Pepe, at the Legislative Palace ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of Uruguay's parliament, leftist presidents from the region came to remember former President José Mujica on Thursday as a generous and ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, leftist presidents from the region came to remember former President José Mujica on Thursday as a generous and ...

Latin America’s leftist leaders remember Uruguay’s ‘Pepe’ Mujica as generous, charismatic leader by: NAYARA BATSCHKE, Associated Press. Posted: May 15, 2025 / 08:07 PM PDT.

Latin America’s leftist leaders remember Uruguay’s ‘Pepe’ Mujica as generous, charismatic leader by: NAYARA BATSCHKE, Associated Press. Posted: May 15, 2025 / 11:07 PM EDT.