Tag: Montevideo

Pepe Mujica: Prisoner Turned President and Freedom Icon
Related: Latin America in Mourning: International Figures Pay Tribute to Pepe Mujica He was shot six times, survived on 12 liters of donated blood, and crawled back to life. He spent 14 years in prison, much of it in solitary confinement, in a hole so small he could barely stand. To keep his mind intact, […]
May 14, 2025

Local Elections Uruguay: 35% of the Voters Voted in the First Four Hours
A little over 35% of those eligible to vote in the departmental and municipal elections taking place this Sunday in Uruguay went to the polls in the first four hours of the day. RELATED: Yamandú Orsi Officially Takes Office as the New President of Uruguay Sources from the Electoral Court, said that the reported figure […]