Nov 15, 2014 when mujica was arrested, back in 1972, he was a young member of the tupamaro guerrilla group, sleeping with a machine gun under his bed. Jun 30, 2014 now uruguays most powerful person, president jose mujica, has chosen to wade into the debate around suarez, describing footballs governing body fifa as old sons of bitches before extravagantly. Jul 17, 2014 9 images show why jose mujica is the president youve always wanted. Uruguayan expresident mujica is no saint, but a politician with 1,000 faces. His main rival and former president luis alberto lacalle has conceded. Jose mujica cordano did, however, wear regular shoes, not. Jose mujica, a former guerrilla who took office in 2010, shuns opulence, donates most of his salary and lives modestly, as he says a leader of a proper democracy should. And tomorrow, like everyone, ill just be a pile of worms, and disappear. When mujica was arrested, back in 1972, he was a young member of the tupamaro guerrilla group, sleeping with a machine gun under his bed. Mujica is an exguerilla who lives on a ramshackle farm outside montevideo a city equipped with a very nice presidential palace that mujica politely turned down and gives 90% of. The president of uruguay jose mujica has been dubbed by international media as the poorest president in the world. Uruguays jose mujica, worlds poorest president, passes. Now uruguays most powerful person, president jose mujica, has chosen to wade into the debate around suarez, describing footballs governing body.
Uruguay president, jose mujica, donates most of his pay to. Ostensibly, jose mujica, as president of uruguay, was a fellow member of the global elite. Feb 06, 2014 the president of uruguay has been nominated for this years nobel peace prize. U svijetu je postao poznat kao najsiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu jer je od mjesecne place od 12. Thats why the first wave of syrian refugees arrived here. Usred ovakvih teznji svjetske politicke klase, urugvajski predsjednik jose pepe mujica izgleda potpuno neprirodno. Najuzorniji predsjednik nazivaju ga najsiromasnijim predsjednikom na svijetu. Sep 23, 2015 jose mujica, nicknamed pepe mujica, is one of the most interesting presidents in recent memory. While leaders of other poor countries live in mansions and mps take up residence in plush hotel suites, jose mujica, president of uruguay, lives on an old farmhouse, having shunned the luxury of. Uruguays president jose mujica has called footballs world governing body fifa a bunch of. I had many setbacks, many injuries, some years in prison. Urugvajski predsjednik jose mujica bio je nasiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu. Some come to ask for help after serving four years as president of his country, mujica is still a powerful member of the uruguayan senate some to offer advice.
The president of uruguay, jose mujica, drives a volkswagen beetle, stays in his own house, donates 90% of his salary to social projects and. In keeping with the approach he developed while imprisoned for 14 years as a leftist tupamaro urban guerrilla, mujica repudiates materialism. Uruguays president nominated for nobel peace prize for. Jun 03, 2014 jose pepe mujica is the onetime guerrilla fighter turned head of state. We live on the most unjust continent in the world, probably the richest, but with the worst distribution of wealth. Trascrizione discorso di jose pepe mujica, presidente delluruguay al g20 in brasile aforismi e citazioni pico iyer e, in sostanza, viaggiamo per ritornare ad essere dei giovani pazzi, per rallentare il tempo, farci ingannare e innamorarci di nuovo.
Uruguays president mujica meets obama, praises vigor of latin women. He was eventually captured and held in military prisons for 14 years. Oct 06, 2015 45 seconds of wisdom from jose mujica the expresident of uruguay, who donated 90% of his salary to charity. The president of uruguay lived up to his reputation monday he did not wear a tie to his meeting with president obama. May 12, 2014 the president of uruguay lived up to his reputation monday he did not wear a tie to his meeting with president obama. Emir kusturica directing documentary about uruguayan. Uruguay president jose mujica has been in power since 2010 and is known for his plainspeaking manner. Mujicas mothers parents were extremely poor immigrants from italy. Learn more about mujicas life and career, including his tenure as president. President jose mujica of uruguay, a 78yearold former marxist guerrilla who spent 14 years in prison, mostly in solitary confinement, recently visited the united states to.
Uruguays jose mujica, the worlds poorest president, passed the presidential torch this weekend, leaving the executive office in the hands of successor and predecessor tabare. Montevideo, uruguay president jose mujica says his country, much like the united states, is a nation of immigrants and refugees. Uruguay president jose pepe mujica, famous for his humble. Uruguays jose mujica the poorest president in the world. Jose mujica bio je najsiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu. May 12, 2014 in march 2014 vice went to uruguay to interview the countrys president, jose pepe mujica. Vice podcast special with jose pepe mujica youtube. Jose mujica was born on 20 may 1935 to the father, demetrio mujica, and mother, lucy cordano. Jose mujica, in full jose alberto mujica cordano, born may 20, 1935, montevideo, uruguay, uruguayan politician who served as president of uruguay 201015 after being long imprisoned for his guerrilla activities with the tupamaro revolutionary organization mujica was born to parents of modest means and grew up in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of montevideo.
Uruguays president mujica meets obama, praises vigor of. He was among the more than 100 tupamaros who escaped punta. Predsjednicku palacu je ustupio beskucnicima montevidea i. A man whos lifestyle differs radically from other heads of state. There are idealistic, hardworking and honest politicians the world over although cynics might argue theyre a small minority but none of them surely comes anywhere close to the outgoing uruguayan president jose pepe mujica when it comes to living by ones principles. He used to be minister of livestock, agriculture, and fisheries between 2005 and 2008 then he became a senator afterwards. Mislim da ljevicari nikada nece moci postici potpunu pobjedu, bas kao ni desnicari, rekao je. The president of uruguay has been nominated for this years nobel peace prize. Kao predsjednik urugvaja, zivio je u svojoj seoskoj trosobnoj kuci, nedaleko od montevidea. Explore some of uruguayan president jose mujica best quotations and sayings on such as they will live simply.
Kao bivsi gerilski borac s tupamarosa, bio je zatvoren godina za vrijeme vojne diktature u 1970ih i 1980ih. Mujica 79, koji je na predsjednickoj poziciji od 2010. Dec 15, 2014 president jose mujica welcomed americas nows correspondent joel richards into his home on the outskirts of montevideo for a last interview before leaving office. Reliable exit polls give jose mujica, 74, just over 50% of the vote in a runoff poll. Tiny uruguay plays big role in syria refugee crisis. Jose mujica, uruguayan politician who served as president of uruguay 201015 after being long imprisoned for his guerrilla activities with the tupamaro revolutionary organization. Oct 09, 2014 montevideo, uruguay president jose mujica says his country, much like the united states, is a nation of immigrants and refugees. Uruguays jose mujica was liberals dream, but too good to be. I find myself arguing with my argentinian, chilean, or spaniard friends when they say. Uruguayan president jose mujica the poorest president in the.
Jose mujica, the black sheep of politics life english. May 27, 2014 jose mujica, aka pepe, is a survivor from a world he himself wiped off the map. A former leader of the marxist tupamaros, the countrys main guerrilla group, he spent years in prison under. I worked the fields as a farmer to make a living in the first part of my life. Trascrizione discorso di jose pepe mujica, presidente dell.
Uruguay president jose pepe mujica stepped down this month from his presidency. Amazing photo of uruguays president jose mujica business. According to his advocates, jose pepe mujicas much talkedabout marijuana legalization is in fact a tool for peace and understanding. Mar 02, 2015 uruguay president jose pepe mujica stepped down this month from his presidency.
In his latest official declaration of wealth, he says he owns just two vehicles. A morning with former uruguayan president jose mujica. Naming uruguay the country of the year in 20, the economist may very well have described the rising nations head of. Jun 27, 2014 modest yet bold, liberal and funloving. Pokusava u javnosti sacuvati sliku sebe kao skromnog covjeka.
Jose pepe mujica, now a senator, was a member of the rebel tupamaros national liberation movement mln in the 1960s and 1970s. Jose mujica cordano did, however, wear regular shoes, not the sandals he. President jose mujica welcomed americas nows correspondent joel richards into his home on the outskirts of montevideo for a last interview. Bivsi urugvajski predsjednik jose mujica, koji je poznat kao najsiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu jer je vecinu novca darivao u humanitarne svrhe, u razgovoru za russia today rekao je kako smatra da su neki od najvecih ljudi u povijesti bili ljevicari. People seem to love this picture of uruguays president jose mujica at a ceremony for incoming finance minister mario bergara in montevideo, yesterday. Interview translated from the spanish by celia brugman. Urugvajski predsjednik jose mujica, kojem istice mandat, nastoji da od svog odlaska ne pravi veliku pompu. Jose mujica, bivsi predsjednik urugvaja, bio je poznat kao najsiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu, jer je 90 posto svojih primanja davao siromasnima, a poznata je njegova buba iz 1987. Mujica, predsjednik koji bjezi od bogatstva urugvaj al. Mujica, kojeg od milja zovu i pepe, bio je predsjednik urugvaja od 2010. Mr mujica succeeds a popular head of state, tabare vazquez, who has been in power for the last five years as uruguays first leftwing president. In 1940, when mujica was five his father died who was a small farmer and went bankrupt. The leader is famous for his humble lifestyle and his progressive agenda.
Mar 08, 2016 interview translated from the spanish by celia brugman. Uruguay president, jose mujica, donates most of his pay to charity. Uruguayan expresident mujica is no saint, but a politician. He is the former revolutionary ideologue who was shot six times by police in the 1970s, tortured, imprisoned for. Bbc news uruguay elects jose mujica as president, polls show. A vegetarian who advocates a simple life, he has conducted his campaign across uruguay using public transport, with a simple rucksack on his back. Aug, 20 mujica is an exguerilla who lives on a ramshackle farm outside montevideo a city equipped with a very nice presidential palace that mujica politely turned down and gives 90% of his salary to. We dont want them to have to walk around with police, rather with common people, guys who will teach them to drink mate. President obamas meeting with uruguayan president jose mujica started. On daruje svoju placu, stotinama sirocadi dozvoljava zivjeti u njegovoj kuci i vozi stari auto bubu najskromniji predsjednik na svijetu. Nov 30, 2009 reliable exit polls give jose mujica, 74, just over 50% of the vote in a runoff poll. Apr 09, 2015 it has taken 18 months to negotiate through numerous press and legal offices, but i and my colleague, the british film director ken mcmullen, have finally come face to face with jose mujica, the philosopher president of uruguay. Twelve years later, ive since learned that jose mujica is probably uruguays biggest, dirtiest lie. Uruguays president, jose mujica, has become a cult favorite in international politics.
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