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. He was 65.Nicaragua’s Health Ministry said in a statement that Funes had died of a serious chronic illness.

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.

Leading El Salvador from 2009 to 2014, Funes was a bespectacled former TV journalist who modeled himself on moderate leftist leaders, despite heading a party of former Marxist rebels.

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, died late Tuesday