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Pepe Mujica
José Mujica: The “world’s poorest President” Set to safeguard his legacy of change
“Today, we are better protected by the state that at any time in my memory,” says Silveira, stubbing out a cigarette on his bench overlooking the river.
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Ex-guerrilla, pot-legalizing, champion of the poor president: Uruguay’s Mujica steps down
Uruguay's president, Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former guerrilla who lives on a farm and gives most of his salary to charity, is stepping down after five years in office, ending his term as…
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Mujica: Guantanamo turned inmates halfway into vegetables
Uruguay's president has called Guantanamo Bay a "human disgrace."
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Mujica: Political integrity
The departure of José Mujica from the presidency of Uruguay on March 1, which gives a second term to Tabaré Vázquez, also a member of the Broad Front (left of center), makes it…
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Uruguay’s Parliament resumes with Broad Front Majority
The South American nation will continue under the political leadership of the left-wing Broad Front party.
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15 powerful quotes from the world’s most humble president
This article was first published in June 2014. President Mujica will soon be Uruguay’s former president as he finishes his term in March 2015. We felt his thoughts and ideas are worth…
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US not in attendance but very present at 2015 CELAC summit in Costa Rica
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) concluded its third annual summit in San José on Thursday, and while the United States did not have a representative present…
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Mujica’s open letter to the people of Uruguay and President Obama
President José Mujica of Uruguay on Friday (Dec. 5) released an open letter to his people and his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama.
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Mujica: ‘Those who love money too much should be run out of politics’
Uruguay's departing president defines himself as 'the world's poorest president' and recommends that politicians must 'live like the majority of the people.' He says the search for…
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