José Alberto “Pepe” Mujica, former President of Uruguay and a global symbol of humility and social justice, has passed away at the age of 89. “He leaves as he lived, as a man of the people ...

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2025 shows a scenery of the old city in Montevideo, Uruguay. Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, is the political, economic and cultural center of the country.

Uruguay's coastal capital of Montevideo, only a short ferry ride from bolder Buenos Aires, may seem an unlikely choice for a foreign correspondent. This slower-paced port city overlooking the ...

A person rests on a mattress at a gymnasium the government is using as a makeshift shelter in an effort to protect people without homes from cold weather in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, June 25 ...

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.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle ...

FILE – TO HOLD – Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica arrives to cast his vote in Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File) By Associated Press.

Uruguay’s former President José Mujica, a leftist icon known for his progressive social reforms, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. CNN values your feedback 1.

A person gets ready for bed at a gymnasium the government is using as a makeshift shelter in an effort to protect people without homes from cold weather in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, June 25 ...

José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — An unusual gust of frigid air extending from Antarctica has blasted the small South American nation of Uruguay, leading to the deaths of at least seven ...