Tag: José "Pepe" Mujica

• Monday, December 30th 2024 - 09:08 UTC

  Uruguay: Mujica discharged from hospital

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica was discharged Sunday from a Montevideo Casmu sanatorium after undergoing a surgical procedure Friday during which a stent was placed in his esophagus to enable oral feeding, which had been hindered as a side effect of the radiotherapy treatment for cancer. On April 29, Mujica announced that he had a tumor in his esophagus.

• Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 09:30 UTC

  Uruguay: Mujica recovering after surgical procedure

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica was recuperating Friday after a successful operation, according to the leftwing leader's head physician Raquel Pannone, who also pointed out that the patient was “calm” and “quiet,” albeit in pain. She also mentioned that, after a stent was placed in his esophagus, he could “continue feeding orally.”

• Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 20:38 UTC

  Petro decorates Mujica with Colombia's highest distinction

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Thursday decorated Uruguay's former head of State José Pepe Mujica with the Order of Boyacá for his commitment to regional peace. The ceremony was held at Mujica's residence in Rincón del Cerro, on the outskirts of the country's capital, where the 89-year-old leftwing leader welcomed a group of his supporters.

• Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 23:04 UTC

  Mujica's physician describes former president's condition

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica's physician Raquel Panone described the extent of her patient's cancer during a press conference in Montevideo. “Pepe has esophageal cancer. We did other studies that showed that he has no lesion in any other organ,” she said while admitting that the tumor was malignant, as doctors had already feared.