I t is not a flashy country and José Mujica, who died on May 13th aged 89, became its epitome. As Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015 he continued to drive a battered sky-blue Volkswagen Beetle and to lunch in workaday bars on the main street of Montevideo,

The Uruguayan government has declared three days of national mourning in honor of the late former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica.

Crowds have poured into the streets of Uruguay’s capital to bid a poignant farewell to former President José Mujica, a guerrilla fighter-turned-pioneering leader who became an icon of the Latin American left,

Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89.

The militant-turned-politician was an icon of the left in Latin America.

Mujica’s passing marks the end of an era in Uruguayan politics, but for many, his legacy of humility, compassion, and service to the marginalized will endure.

Uruguay’s former president José “Pepe” Mujica, a guerrilla fighter and cult hero for Left-wingers worldwide, has died at the age of 89 after a lengthy fight against cancer.

Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the former left-wing guerrilla who spent more than a decade in prison before becoming president of Uruguay and making it the first country in the world to legalize cannabis, has died.

Jose ‘Pepe’ Mujica, ex-president of Uruguay, former guerrilla and cannabis reformer, dies aged 89 - The one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay enacted progressive reforms that carried his r

World leaders from across Latin America and beyond have paid tribute to former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, who passed away at the age of 89, remembering him as a global symbol of humility,