Pepe Mujica died last week. Today, he would have turned 90. People across Uruguay are still celebrating his life. This is episode 36 of Stories of Resistance.

Mujica, Uruguay's president from 2010 to 2015, was among of a batch of left-leaning politicians — often called the " pink tide " — who came to power in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and elsewhere ...

The casket of Uruguay's former President Jose Mujica is transported from the presidential palace to the National Assembly during his funeral procession in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Mourners watch the casket of Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica from the sidelines of his funeral procession from the presidential palace to the National Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay ...

Crowds have poured into the streets of Uruguay's capital to bid a poignant farewell to former President José Mujica, a guerrilla fighter-turned-pioneering leader who became an icon of the Latin ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Crowds poured into the streets of Uruguay’s capital on Wednesday to bid a poignant farewell to former President José Mujica, a former guerrilla who became a ...

Jose Mujica, the former president of Uruguay who enacted progressive reforms and was known to many around the country by his nickname "Pepe," has died at age 89.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President José Mujica on Wednesday as thousands bid a poignant farewell to the ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President José Mujica on Wednesday as thousands bid a poignant farewell to the ...