Uruguay's ex-president Jose Mujica, leftist icon and cannabis reformer, dies at 89 • FRANCE 24

Uruguay's leftist ex-president Jose Mujica has died, the government announced Tuesday. Mujica, who became a cult figure partly due to his modest lifestyle, was in a "terminal" phase of cancer and receiving palliative care. 

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Post from France 24 on May 13, 2025

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