Wife of Uruguay popular ex-leader 'Pepe' Mujica arrives at wake in capital | AFP

Lucia Topolansky, 80, wife of the former Uruguayan president Jose "Pepe" Mujica – who died on May 13 – arrives at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, where his body will lie in state for three days. The 89‑year‑old former leftist guerrilla, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost a year‑long battle against cancer. Topolansky and President Yamandu Orsi, Mujica's political heir, led a funeral procession on May 14 with the former leader's coffin, draped in the Uruguayan flag, on a simple horse‑drawn carriage.