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Also Known As José Alberto Mujica Cordano
Born May 20, 1935 • Montevideo • Uruguay
Died May 13, 2025 (aged 89)
Title / Office president (2010-2015), Uruguay
Political Affiliation Movement of Popular Participation • Progressive Encounter–Broad Front

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