He was informed about the death of Mujiki by his protected head, the current head of the Yamandu Orsi state. “We would like to inform you with deep sadness that our companion Pepe Mujica died (…) Thank you for everything you gave us and for your deep love for the nation,” he wrote.
The politician known for his directness ruled the country in 2010-2015. At that time, he introduced a number of reforms, commonly considered brave and progressive. He legalized, among others, abortion in an early stage of pregnancy and marriage of the same sex and supported the legalization of marijuana sales.
After taking office, he surprised the observers, refusing to move to the president's residence and remaining in his straight rural house near Montevideo. He donated most of his salary to charity, and he moved the capital with an old Volkswagen Garbus.
In 2024, Mujica announced that he was detected by esophageal cancer. In January this year. He gave an interview in which he admitted that his condition was getting worse. He assessed that his life was “a bit like a novel”, in which the presidency was only a trifle – reminded the Infobae portal.
In his youth, Mujica was active in the Marxist guerrilla, which opposed the then conservative government, theft, kidnapping and bombing. He spent almost 15 years of his life in prison, including the entire period of military dictatorship, which ruled Uruguay in 1973-1985. He was tortured.
After restoring the democracy, Mujica was released and got involved in politics. In 2005-2008 he was the minister of agriculture in the first left government of the wide front. In 2009 he won the presidential election. After leaving the office in 2015 and retiring, he retained a great impact on the country's policy.
