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Brazil President Leads Final Farewell To Uruguay's Mujica

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Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described Uruguay's Jose 'Pepe' Mujica as a 'superior human being' AFP Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica as "a superior human being" Thursday as politicians joined citizens at a memorial for the famously humble ex-leader. The 89-year-old former leftist guerrilla, who spent over a decade in prison for revolutionary activities, lost a year-long battle against cancer on Tuesday. He passed away at his farm on the outskirts of the Uruguayan capital with his wife, fellow former guerrilla fighter Lucia Topolansky, 80, by his side.

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