The Latin American country's 40th leader — known as "Pepe" — became internationally renowned because of his humble lifestyle.

Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, who has died aged 89, won over legions of fans by adopting a humble lifestyle, ...

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

Pepe' Mujica, the former left-wing guerrilla who spent more than a decade in prison before becoming president of Uruguay, was ...

Dubbed the world's "poorest president" while in office, José Mujica eschewed the trappings of success, continuing to live on ...

open image in gallery Jose Mujica on the day of his liberation as political prisoner after spending 13 years in jail, in Montevideo on March 14, 1985 (AFP via Getty Images) At the time Mujica ...

Montevideo (AFP) – Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, who has died aged 89, won over legions of fans by adopting a humble lifestyle, giving away most of his salary to charity and ...

Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, who has died aged 89 ... Recaptured in 1972, he served 13 years in jail, much of it in solitary confinement, during a time when Uruguay was under ...

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced well-known election watchdog Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after it ...