Former Salvadoran president, Mauricio Funes, died late on Tuesday in Nicaragua, where the leftist leader had been living since 2016 to avoid corruption charges in his home country. He was 65. Nicaraguan authorities confirmed the death of Funes,

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday.

ALBAWABA - The first leftist president in El Salvador Mauricio Funes passed away aged 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled in 2016 after being accused of corr

El Salvador's former president, Mauricio Funes, who came into politics after a career as a whistleblowing journalist, died Tuesday night in Nicaragua at the age of 65.

Former El Salvador president Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, has died aged 65. Nicaragua’s Health Ministry said Mr Funes had died of a serious chronic illness.

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who lived in exile in Nicaragua to avoid corruption charges, died late Tuesday at the age of 65, AP reports.