Sometimes called ‘the world’s poorest president’, the humble farmer who became a modest politician leaves behind a rich legacy.

The former guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 earned his nickname because of his modest lifestyle.

Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89.