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José Mujica, Uruguayan president, 1935-2025
José Mujica was often bemused by the label of “world’s poorest president”. The Uruguayan former guerrilla fighter drew global camera crews to the tiny nation throughout his 2010-15 term by forgoing the presidential palace for his small farmhouse and government cars for his ageing Volkswagen Beetle.
José Mujica, Uruguyan Marxist guerrilla who later became ‘the world’s poorest president’
José Mujica, who has died aged 89, was a Marxist terrorist who reinvented himself to become a popular liberalising president of Uruguay in his 70s; ostentatiously rejecting the rewards of office, he earned the soubriquet “the world’s poorest president”.
I t is not a flashy country and José Mujica, who died on May 13th aged 89, became its epitome. As Uruguay’s president from ...
Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, known as the "world's poorest president" died at the age of 89 after a long battle ...
Mujica, a former Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname ‘Pepe’, became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.
I t is not a flashy country and José Mujica, who died on May 13th aged 89, became its epitome. As Uruguay’s president from ...
World leaders from across Latin America and beyond have paid tribute to former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, who ...
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