Huge crowds at final farewell for Uruguay鈥檚 Mujica
Brazil鈥檚 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joined tens of thousands of Uruguayans who said a final farewell to iconic former president Jose 鈥楶epe鈥� Mujica on Thursday.
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Uruguay's ex-president, leftist icon Jose Mujica, diagnosed with cancer
Uruguay鈥檚 leftist ex-leader Jose Mujica, once known as the world's 鈥榩oorest president鈥� for giving away most of his salary and driving an old Volkswagen Beetle, will receive treatment for cancer of the oesophagus, his doctor said Thursday.