Uruguay: Many people bid farewell to former President Jose Muchika
Thousands of Uruguayans took to the streets of Montevideo to honor the memory of former President of the country, Jose « Pepe » Muchika, an emblematic personality of the Left in Latin America, who passed away at the age of 89.
The former Uruguayan president left his last breath yesterday on Tuesday on his farm on the outskirts of the capital.
Covered with the Uruguay flag, the coffin with the corpse of Muchika was placed in Kilivanda that dragged horses. The procession started in the morning from the Presidential Palace led by the wife of the deceased, former Vice President Lucia Topolanski, and the current head of state Samado Ossi.
Thousands of people were lined up on July 18, applauding as the Horse Riding Kilivantas passed.
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« Thank you Pepe »
« Thank you Pepe, » some shouted, others burst into tears. The name of Jose Muchika is intertwined with the race he pioneered to help the most vulnerable, 46-year-old Dr. Solana Losano said with tears in the French News Agency (AFP), according to RES-EIA.
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Under the sounds of « A Don José », a traditional song associated with the left in Uruguay, the funeral procession arrived in parliament, where it will be alert. The government has declared a three -day national mourning.
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El Cortejo Fúnebre de José « Pepe » Mujica, Expresidente de Uruguay, Atraviesa Montevideo, Un día después de su Fallecimiento. Mujica, reconocido como el “Presidente Más Humilde del Mundo” Debido a Su Vida Austera, Falleció a Los 89 Años Tras Una Larga Lucha Contra El Cáncer de… pic.twitter.com/ojh4nrkqfu
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« He made this small country known around the world, » said Mauro de Los Reges, a 50 -year -old teacher.
Muchika made Uruguay pioneer in adopting progressive measures
The « poorest president of the world », as he was called, because he gave almost all the salary he received as the head of the state in a social residence program, Jose Muchika made Uruguay pioneer in the adoption of progressive measures in terms of the right to the right to the right to abortion.
The former guerrilla was tortured and spent 13 years in prison-most during the military dictatorship (1973-85). He was elected MP, a senator, was appointed minister and then assumed the 3.4 million residents’ presidency.
