José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
Uruguay's leftist ex-leader Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a cult figure for his modest lifestyle, has died after losing his battle with cancer, the government in
Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a guerrilla fighter who became Uruguay's president, has died. He became known as the "World's Poorest President" for his humble lifestyle.
Montevideo, May 13, 2025 - José "Pepe" Mujica, former president of Uruguay and a symbolof the Latin American left, died Tuesday at the age of 89 in Montevideo after a battle withesophageal cancer."With deep sorrow, we an
Uruguay’s former president José “Pepe” Mujica has died at the age of 89, according to a statement from President Yamandú Orsi. “With deep sorrow, we announce that our friend Pepe Mujica has passed away,” Orsi wrote in a post on Tuesday. “President, activist, leader, and guide.
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, has died.
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.
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 his farm where he grew flowers.
As president from 2010 to 2015, Mr. Mujica oversaw an economic boom as well as a reduction in poverty and the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage, and marijuana.
