Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the

Mujica’s passing marks the end of an era in Uruguayan politics, but for many, his legacy of humility, compassion, and service to the marginalized will endure.

Crowds poured into the streets of Uruguay’s capital on Wednesday to bid a poignant farewell to former President Jose Mujica, a former guerrilla who became a pioneering leader and icon of the Latin American left,