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José Mujica

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Thousands took to the streets of Montevideo on Wednesday to pay their final respects to José Mujica, Uruguay’s former president, who died the day before.

Former president of Uruguay who began his political carreer as member of the Tupamaros guerrilla group

On 8 October 1969, a band of guerrillas disguised as mourners in a funeral procession marched int…

The Latin American country's 40th leader — known as "Pepe" — became internationally renowned because of his humble lifestyle.
The former guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 earned his nickname because of his modest lifestyle.

In a final interview, Mujica said: ‘We are too focused on wealth and not on happiness … Before you know it, life has passed you by’

Uruguay’s former president José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerrilla …

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