US EditionMourners from all corners of Uruguay bid farewell to iconic former President José Mujica
- Thousands of mourners gathered in Montevideo on Wednesday to bid farewell to former President José Mujica.
- Mujica, a former leader of the Tupamaros guerrilla group in the 1960s, died at his home days before turning 90 after an esophageal cancer diagnosis.
- The flag-draped coffin was carried on a gun carriage through downtown Montevideo, ending after nearly four hours at parliament where banners, wreaths, and portraits were displayed.
- National days of mourning were declared by President Yamandú Orsi, Mujica’s protégé, with flags at half-staff and government operations limited while many left-wing leaders are expected at the funeral.
- Mujica is remembered for transforming Uruguay into a socially liberal democracy and for his humility and calls for dialogue despite his militant past.
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King Charles III mourns Mujica's passing
King Charles III wrote a message to the Uruguayan people and former President José Mujica's family expressing his solidarity in these times of mourning. Mujica died on Tuesday aged 89, after battling esophageal cancer.
This was the massive attendance at Pepe Mujica's wake in Montevideo - La Tercera
Thousands of people formed a long line yesterday Wednesday to fire the former Uruguayan president, waiting for up to two hours to enter the Legislative Palace of Uruguay. This Thursday, Presidents Gabriel Boric and Lula da Silva will join the farewell.
Thank you, Pepe, forever!, the people's cry in farewell
Montevideo. Between tears, cries of encouragement and gratitude, the Uruguayans yesterday fired José Mujica, the former guerrilla who came to the presidency of his country and became a referent of the Latin American left. President Yamandú Orsi, political heir of Mujica, led, along with Lucía Topolansky, wife of Pepe, the funeral procession that departed from the seat of the Executive in a procession that toured the streets of the Uruguayan capi…
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