In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, left-wing presidents from the region have come to remember former President Jose Mujica as a generous and charismatic leader whose legacy of humility remained an example for the world’s politicians.

Thousands of Uruguayans lined the streets of Montevideo Wednesday to bid farewell to deceased former leader Jose "Pepe" Mujica, famed for his humility and once known as the "world's poorest president.

Crowds poured into the streets of Uruguay’s capital on Wednesday to bid a poignant farewell to former President Jose Mujica, a former guerrilla who became a pioneering leader and icon of the Latin American left,