US EditionUruguay bids farewell to beloved former president José "Pepe" Mujica
- Uruguay honored former President José 'Pepe' Mujica with a public farewell procession in Montevideo on Wednesday after he died at 89.
- Mujica, a humble ex-guerrilla turned statesman, earned widespread respect for his modest lifestyle and progressive leadership.
- Thousands lined the streets, mourning and applauding as Mujica’s coffin, wrapped in the national flag, was carried to the Legislative Palace.
- Mourners called him "the president of the poor" and remembered his rejection of the presidential palace and donation of most of his salary.
- The tribute highlighted Mujica’s enduring impact on Uruguay’s identity and his recognition even by political adversaries.
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Radio Havana CubaOfficial Duel in Uruguay for the Death of José Mujica
This closes the long life of the tireless political operator who thus functioned until his last hours. Almost 90 years of the guerrilla, political prisoner, parliamentarian, president, but also philosopher and peasant. His death was announced by President Yamandú Orsi on social networks. Mujica officially died at 16:00 local time, according to his personal doctor Raquel Penone, in his chacra on the outskirts of Montevideo. So far was President O…
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