Jose "Pepe" Mujica, president of Uruguay, is known for his frugal ways. Last year, he earned the nickname of the "world's poorest president" when he revealed that he donates 90 percent of his ...

Pepe Mujica led Uruguay from 2010 to 2015, with the leftist coalition Frente Amplio. His was one of the most progressive governments in the country’s history.

“A person like Pepe Mujica doesn’t die,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said as he paid his respects to his longtime friend, widely known as Pepe, at the Legislative Palace ...

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 ...

José “Pepe” Mujica, former president of Uruguay, died at 89 after battling cancer. He became the first head of state in the world to legalize all forms of cannabis in 2013.

The death of former Uruguayan president Jose "Pepe" Mujica brought the curtain down on one of the great love stories of Latin America. Mujica, 89, died at home on his farm, with his wife Lucia ...

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, who was in Buenos Aires during the weekend to join Alberto Fernández for the ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of the 1982 armed conflict ...

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica has taken aim at prominent Latin American leaders, criticizing a lack of generational renewal in politics and authoritarian trends in the region.

Netflix documentary El Pepe, a Supreme Life enjoys significant, intimate access to former Uruguayan president Jose “El Pepe” Mujica. Anyone familiar with El Pepe’s personality won’t be at ...

BOGOTA, Colombia. Uruguay's former President Jose “Pepe” Mujica, known for his humble lifestyle and socially progressive administration, has died at the age of 89.

Latin America’s leftist leaders remember Uruguay’s ‘Pepe’ Mujica as generous, charismatic leader by: NAYARA BATSCHKE, Associated Press. Posted: May 15, 2025 / 10:07 PM CDT.