US EditionLife and Death of José Mujica, the Guerrilla Fighter Who Became President
- José 'Pepe' Mujica, former president of Uruguay and ex-guerrilla fighter, died from cancer on May 13, 2025 in Montevideo.
- Mujica joined the Marxist Tupamaros guerrilla in 1964, was imprisoned from 1972 to 1985 under harsh conditions, and later entered politics after the dictatorship ended.
- Elected president in 2009, Mujica served from 2010 to 2015, maintained a humble lifestyle, donated almost 90% of his salary, and legalized abortion while reducing poverty significantly.
- In 2024, Mujica reflected on his political efforts by admitting that although he did not transform the world as he had hoped, the experience brought him personal fulfillment and purpose.
- Thousands attended Mujica’s funeral on May 14, 2025, mourning a figure symbolizing modesty and struggle and leaving his Broad Front movement without a key historic reference.
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“You Don't Stop Being an Ordinary Person because You're President” Jose Mujica Died, “the Poorest President in the World”. Here's the Uruguayan Leader's Story: From Revolution and Prison to Progressive Reforms
“If I asked people to live the way I live, they would kill me,” said Jose Mujica, a Uruguayan politician. The media wrote a lot about his ascetic lifestyle and the fact that he donates most of his salary to charity. Mujica was cited as an example as a politician who did not exploit his position and stayed close to the people. His presidency from 2010 to 2015 was remembered for its many reforms: he legalized abortion, same-sex marriage and mariju…
Mujica and the Price of Consistency
The recent departure of José “Pepe” Mujica, former President of Uruguay, has revived the analysis of his political legacy and, in particular, of how his austere lifestyle and ethical coherence have shaped campaign narratives in Latin America. Mujica, known for rejecting the luxuries of power, living in his modest chacra and donating much of his salary, became a symbol of integrity and closeness with the people. During his presidency, Mujica prom…
Petro in Mujica's Mirror
The death of Pepe Mujica, this strange example of the Latin American left, has served to talk for a few hours – but it will certainly be talked about for many days – about everything that politics could be and almost never is. Mujica was a wise man without alharaca, and he had gained wisdom at the point of pain; he went through violence and lived in it, as an actor and much more as a victim, but he was one of the very rare revolutionaries who kn…
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