The humble leader -- who once spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity -- lost his battle against cancer after announcing in January the disease had spread and he would stop treatment.
Leftist leaders from across Latin America and Europe paid tribute to the politician described by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as an “example for Latin America and the entire world.”
The cardigan-wearing Mujica earned the moniker “world’s poorest president” during his 2010-2015 presidency for giving away much of his salary to charity and living a simple life on his farm, with his ex-guerrilla wife and three-legged dog.
“I do not live in poverty, I live in austerity... I need little to live,“ he said.
In later life, he was disappointed at the authoritarian drift of some left-wing governments, accusing repressive leaders in Venezuela and Nicaragua of “messing things up.”
His wife Lucia Topolansky said this week he was receiving palliative care.
Tributes poured in from Latin America and beyond.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Mujica had lived for “a better world,“ while Guatemala’s Bernardo Arevalo held him up as “an example of humility and greatness.”
He continued to campaign for the left after his cancer diagnosis, working fervently for the successful election campaign of history teacher Orsi, his political heir.
From prison to politics
He attended official events in sandals and continued living on his small farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, where his prized possession was a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle.
During those years, Mujica lived a life of derring-do. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and took part in a mass prison breakout.
After his release, he threw himself into politics and in 1989 founded the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP), the largest member of the leftist Broad Front coalition.
As president he was praised for his fight against poverty but criticized for failing to rein in public spending.
Mujica asked to be buried on his farm, next to his dog.
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