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Q&A: Jose Mujica on Uruguayโs secular history, religion, atheism and the global rise of the 'nones'
Read full article: Q&A: Jose Mujica on Uruguayโs secular history, religion, atheism and the global rise of the 'nones'In Uruguay, a small nation of some 3.3 million people, more than half identify as โnonesโ โ atheist, agnostic or other religiously unaffiliated โ the highest portion in Latin America.
Uruguay's 1st socialist president, Tabarรฉ Vรกzquez, dies
Read full article: Uruguay's 1st socialist president, Tabarรฉ Vรกzquez, diesFILE - In this March 1, 2005 Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez opens his arms to supporters from the balcony of the Government Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay. The former president died in Montevideo early Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez, File)SANTIAGO โ Uruguay's first socialist president, Tabarรฉ Vรกzquez, who rose from poverty to win two terms as leader, died Sunday of cancer, a disease the physician dedicated much of his life to fighting. But in the second Vรกzquez administration, the economy softened, crime rose and Vice President Raรบl Sendic was forced to resign over corruption allegations. During that first term, as president he championed some of the worldโs strictest tobacco regulations.