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José Mujica, former Uruguayan President, dies at 89

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José Mujica, also known as "Pepe", a former president of Uruguay and a Latin American leader, passed away at the age of 89. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in spring 2024 and had been under treatment since then. In January 2025, his doctor announced that the cancer had returned and spread to his liver. Mujica, a former guerrilla, was known for his modest lifestyle and had given away most of his salary during his presidential term, earning him the nickname "the world's poorest president".

  1. CL
    Gabriel Boric
    Frente Amplio
    1. If you left us anything, it was the unquenchable hope that things can be done better – 'step by step, so as not to go off the rails,' as you used to say.
    2. If you left us anything, it was the unquenchable hope that things can be done better.
  2. MX
    Claudia Sheinbaum
    Morena Party
    1. We deeply regret the passing of our beloved Pepe Mujica, an example to Latin America and the entire world for his wisdom, foresight, and simplicity.
  3. UY
    Yamandú Orsi
    Movement of Popular Participation
    1. It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our friend, Pepe Mujica. President, activist, leader and guide. We're going to miss you very much, dear old man. Thank you for everything you gave us and for your profound love for your people.
  4. UY
    José "Pepe" Mujica
    Movement of Popular Participation
    1. I'm not a poor president; poor is someone who needs a lot.
    2. We are too focused on wealth and not on happiness. We are focused only on doing things and – before you know it – life has passed you by.
    3. I'm doomed, brother. This is as far as I go.
    4. I dedicated myself to changing the world and I didn't change a damn thing. But I was entertained.
    5. In life, there are wounds that have no cure, and you have to learn to go on living. I know that there are people who won't support me, but I've chosen a more intelligent and less sentimental position. That's why I didn't use power to go after the military. If I'm going to try to get even... God forbid.
    6. And I gave meaning to my life. I'm going to die happy. I spent it dreaming, fighting, struggling. They beat me up and all that, but it doesn't matter, I don't have debts to pay.
    7. For the rest, I am grateful, and after all, you can't take away what I've had.

sources

  1. 1.DW News
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.The Korea Herald
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.Le Monde
  7. 7.El Paìs
  8. 8.The Guardian
  9. 9.NPR
  10. 10.CNN
  11. 11.Agence France-Presse
  12. 12.Asian News International

perspectives

  1. 1.Torture
  2. 2.Dictatures in South America
  3. 3.Marxism

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.ArgentinaAR
  3. 3.Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBO
  4. 4.BrazilBR
  5. 5.ChileCL
  6. 6.ColombiaCO
  7. 7.SpainES
  8. 8.GuatemalaGT
  9. 9.ItalyIT
  10. 10.MexicoMX
  11. 11.NicaraguaNI
  12. 12.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Movimiento de Liberación Nacional-Tupamaros
  2. 2.Frente Amplio
  3. 3.Movement of Popular ParticipationUY
  4. 4.VolkswagenDE
  5. 5.Búsqueda
  6. 6.Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
  7. 7.White HouseUS

persons

  1. 1.José "Pepe" MujicaUY
  2. 2.Yamandú OrsiUY
  3. 3.Lucía Topolansky
  4. 4.Claudia SheinbaumMX
  5. 5.Evo MoralesBO
  6. 6.Bernardo ArevaloGT
  7. 7.Gabriel BoricCL
  8. 8.Pedro SánchezES
  9. 9.Verónica Calderón
  10. 10.Walter Larus
  11. 11.Alberto Fernández
  12. 12.Álvaro Brechner

technicals

  1. 1.Beetle
  2. 2.Marxism
  3. 3.Basque Country
  4. 4.Cuban Revolution
  5. 5.A Twelve-Year Night
  6. 6.Robin Hood Guerrillas