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Source: BBC
Montevideo : Uruguay | about 1 month ago  
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  • Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay presidential candidate Jose Mujica speaks during a news conference in Montevideo
    Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay presidential candidate Jose Mujica ...
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  • Supporters of Uruguayan party Frente Amplio participate in the final campaign rally with leading presidential candidate Jose Mujica in Montevideo
    Supporters of Uruguayan party Frente Amplio participate in the final ...
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  • Uruguay presidential candidate Mujica speaks to media after casting his vote at polling station in Montevideo
    Uruguay presidential candidate Mujica speaks to media after casting ...
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  • Uruguay presidential candidate Mujica casts vote during elections in a polling station in Montevideo
    Uruguay presidential candidate Mujica casts vote during elections in a ...
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  • Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading presidential candidate Jose Mujica and Vice-President candidate Danilo Astori participate in the final campaign rally in Montevideo
    Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading presidential candidate ...
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  • Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading presidential candidate Jose Mujica gestures during a campaign rally in Montevideo
    Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading presidential candidate ...
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  • Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay presidential candidate Jose Mujica gestures during a news conference in Montevideo
    Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay presidential candidate Jose Mujica ...
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  • Uruguay presidential candidate Mujica walks to cast vote at a polling station in Montevideo
    Uruguay presidential candidate Mujica walks to cast vote at a polling ...
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  • Suporters of Uruguayan party Frente Amplio participate in the final campaign rally with leading presidential candidate Jose Mujica in Montevideo
    Suporters of Uruguayan party Frente Amplio participate in the final ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A young supporter of former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading presidential candidate Jose Mujica observes during a campaign rally in Montevideo
    A young supporter of former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading ...
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  • Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading presidential candidate Jose Mujica gestures during a campaing rally in Montevideo
    Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's leading presidential candidate ...
    Source: Reuters
Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay presidential candidate Jose Mujica ...
Jose "Pepe" Mujica, now a senator, was a member of the rebel Tupamaros National Liberation Movement (MLN) in the 1960s and 1970s. He was eventually captured and held in military prisons for 14 years. A vegetarian who advocates a simple life, he has conducted his campaign across Uruguay using public...
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  • News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago
    Mujica was held in solitary confinement during Uruguay's 1975-83 military dictatorship for years in a deep well for his activities with the Tupamaros, who carried out political kidnappings and robberies. He was a high-level leader of the group but...
  • News Source: The Observer | about 1 month ago
    Former guerrilla José Mujica favourite to win most votes in Uruguay election Opinion polls put former radical ahead of ex-president Luis Alberto Lacalle but he could be forced into run-off vote next month Former guerrilla leader and Uruguay's...
  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    Uruguay — Voters in Uruguay faced a stark choice in Sunday's presidential election: an ex-rebel who yearns to create enduring socialism or a former center-right president who privatized government services and wants to pull away from alliances with...
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month ago
    Uruguay’s Jose Mujica , a former guerrilla leader who promises to keep the economic policies of the country’s ruling coalition, heads into presidential elections today with a 16 point lead over his nearest rival.
  • News Source: BBC | about 1 month ago
    Jose "Pepe" Mujica, now a senator, was a member of the rebel Tupamaros National Liberation Movement (MLN) in the 1960s and 1970s. He was eventually captured and held in military prisons for 14 years. A vegetarian who advocates a simple life, he has...
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  • Blog Source: www.sfexaminer.com
    One would remove amnesty for human rights violations during Uruguay's 1973-85 dictatorship, opening up dozens of former military officials to prosecution. Another would allow Uruguayan citizens living overseas to vote by mail. ...
  • Blog Source: ftaepa.blogspot.com
    Former Uruguayan Guerrilla Seeks Presidency in First-Round Vote. Bloomberg. In contrast with Mujica, he said he would distance himself from the Mercosur trade bloc with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay as he seeks to expand trade . ...
  • Blog Source: al-darb.blogspot.com
    One would remove amnesty for human rights violations during Uruguay's 1973-85 dictatorship, opening up dozens of former military officials to prosecution. Another would allow Uruguayan citizens living overseas to vote by mail. ... helped transform
  • Blog Source: www.democraticunderground.com
    Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Former Uruguayan guerilla Jose Mujica leads opposition candidate and ex-President Luis Alberto Lacalle ahead of the country's Oct. 25 presidential elections, according to a poll by Montevideo-based Equipos Mori. ...
  • Blog Source: en.mercopress.com
    He is regarded as one of the most representative figures of the military regime which began combating the guerrillas but continued with the political system, particularly left wing and radical activists including Marxist inspired organizations such
  • Blog Source: www.bloggingsbyboz.com
    Lacalle was president during the early 90's and is a known figure in Uruguay, which is both good and bad for his campaign. Mujica is a former leftist guerrilla who says he is following the path of Lula in moderating his policies while ... Lacalle is
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