US EditionLatin America’s Model of Modest Leadership
- Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participated in the May 15, 2025 memorial service for former Uruguayan President Jose "Pepe" Mujica held at Montevideo's Legislative Palace.
- Mujica, an 89-year-old former leftist guerrilla who spent 14 years in prison for revolutionary activities, died after a year-long battle with esophageal cancer on Tuesday at his farm near Montevideo.
- Mujica's life symbolized modest leadership marked by simplicity, charity, and notable policies like legalizing abortion and recreational cannabis during his 2010-2015 presidency.
- Lula called Mujica 'a superior human being' who influenced youth and emerged from prison without hatred, while Chilean President Gabriel Boric echoed, 'Life goes on, causes remain.'
- The gathering attracted progressive leaders from throughout Latin America who praised Mujica’s modest approach to leadership, highlighting Uruguay as a stable nation known for its democratic values and strong social unity.
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Latin America's leftist leaders remember Uruguay's 'Pepe' Mujica as generous, charismatic leader
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, leftist presidents from the region came to remember former President José Mujica on Thursday as a generous and charismatic leader whose legacy of humility remained an example for the…
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Latin America’s leftist leaders remember Uruguay’s ‘Pepe’ Mujica as generous, charismatic leader
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, leftist presidents from the region came to remember former President José Mujica on Thursday as a generous and charismatic
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The Presidents of Brazil and Chile headed the last adi s to former Uruguayan President Jos Mujica, who passed away this week.
By NAYARA BATSCHKE MONTEVIDEO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the late former president José “Pepe” Mujica a “superior human being” and said his generosity, compassion and “ideas that he put forward” throughout his life will remain his legacy, in a moving tribute Thursday at the wake for the former Uruguayan leader. “I met many people in my life, but Pepe was that special figure, whom I learned to respect, admire and …
Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica as "a superior human being" Thursday as politicians joined citizens at a memorial for the famously humble ex-leader.
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