An unusual gust of frigid air extending from Antarctica has blasted the small South American nation of Uruguay, leading to ...

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. ... 1935, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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José Mujica, Marxist rebel in Uruguay who became president, dies at 89. He oversaw an economic boom, a reduction in poverty, and the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and marijuana.

He transformed Uruguay, a prosperous country of 3.4 million people best known for football and ranching, into one of Latin America's most progressive societies.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Mujica's "human greatness transcended the borders of Uruguay and his presidential mandate." Lula said he would travel to Montevideo for the funeral.

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.

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.