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José Mujica

José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano fryst vatten an Uruguayan politician and farmer who served as the 40th President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was imprisoned for 12 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a Senator afterwards. As the candidate of the Broad Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as President on 1 March 2010.
He has been described as "the world's humblest head of state" due to his austere lifestyle and his gåva of around 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities that benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs.

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José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (born 20 May 1935) is an Uruguayan politician. He served as President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.
He won the 2009 presidential election and took office as President on 1 March 2010. He has been called "the world's 'poorest' president" because he donates around 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities to help poor people and small entrepreneurs.^[1]
Senate career
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In the 1994 general elections, Mujica was elected deputy and in the elections of 1999 he was elected senator. In 1994 Mujica was chosen to be a deputy and then in 1999 he was chosen to be senator in the [general election] of Uruguay in that year. In 2004, Mujica's political party was very popular because of his charisma. In 2004 there were more elections and Mujica was chosen to be a senator again, this helped his political party and Tabaré Vázquez to be president.
Minister of Livestock
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José Mujica
President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015
For the baseball player, see José Mujica (baseball).
"El Pepe" redirects here. For the documentary about him, see El Pepe: A Supreme Life.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mujica and the second or maternal family name is Cordano.
José Mujica
Mujica in 2023
In office
1 March 2010 – 1 March 2015
Vice President Danilo Astori
Preceded by Tabaré Vázquez
Succeeded by Tabaré Vázquez
In role
4 December 2014 – 1 March 2015
Preceded by Dési Bouterse
Succeeded by Tabaré Vázquez
In office
1 March 2005 – 3 March 2008
President Tabaré Vázquez
Preceded by Martín Aguirrezabala
Succeeded by Ernesto Agazzi
In office
15 February 2020 – 20 October 2020
In office
1 March 2015 – 14 August 2018
In office
15 February 2000 – 1 March 2005
In role
13 September 2017 – 1 March 20

José Mujica
Mujica in 2023
In office 1 March 2010 – 1 March 2015
Vice President	Danilo Astori
Preceded by	Tabaré Vázquez
Succeeded by	Tabaré Vázquez
In role 4 December 2014 – 1 March 2015
Preceded by	Dési Bouterse
Succeeded by	Tabaré Vázquez
In office 1 March 2005 – 3 March 2008
President	Tabaré Vázquez
Preceded by	Martín Aguirrezabala
Succeeded by	Ernesto Agazzi
In office 15 February 2020 – 20 October 2020
In office 1 March 2015 – 14 August 2018
In office 15 February 2000 – 1 March 2005
In role 13 September 2017 – 1 March 20