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Jos茅 Mujica: Prison break to president
During the 1960s and '70s, a militant leftist group emerged in Uruguay called the Tupamaros. Uruguay's former president, Jos茅 Mujica, was a member.
In the 1960s and '70s, Jos茅 Mujica was a leading member of a notorious left-wing militant group in Uruguay called the Tupamaros. He survived multiple bullet wounds, torture, and executed a daring prison escape.
After years held in solitary confinement, Mujica was released from prison in 1985 and entered politics. He became Uruguay鈥檚 president in 2009. He speaks to Ben Henderson.
(Photo: Jos茅 Mujica at home in Montevideo. Credit: Ricardo Ceppi/Getty Images)
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