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...