US EditionLatin America’s Model of Modest Leadership
- Jose "Pepe" Mujica, former president of Uruguay, died at age 89 on Tuesday at his farm near Montevideo after battling cancer.
- Mujica's death followed his long life as a leftist guerrilla imprisoned for 14 years, and later as a modest president from 2010 to 2015.
- A memorial at Uruguay's Legislative Palace on Thursday brought together politicians including Lula and Gabriel Boric, highlighting Mujica's reputation for humility and honesty.
- Lula called Mujica a "superior human being" who overcame prison without hatred, and Boric said, "Life goes on, causes remain," reflecting Mujica's political legacy.
- Mujica's leadership style remains an example for Latin America, symbolizing modesty amid political instability and contributing to Uruguay's democratic identity.
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Latin America's leftist leaders remember Uruguay's 'Pepe' Mujica as generous, charismatic leader
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 charismatic leader whose legacy of humility remained an example for the…
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Latin America’s leftist leaders remember Uruguay’s ‘Pepe’ Mujica as generous, charismatic leader
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 charismatic
Lula pays an emotional tribute to José "Pepe" Mujica at his farewell in Uruguay.
By NAYARA BATSCHKE MONTEVIDEO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the late former president José “Pepe” Mujica a “superior human being” and said his generosity, compassion and “ideas that he put forward” throughout his life will remain his legacy, in a moving tribute Thursday at the wake for the former Uruguayan leader. “I met many people in my life, but Pepe was that special figure, whom I learned to respect, admire and …
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