He also donated nearly 90 percent of his $12,000 regular charities to advantage the indegent people and small business owners. In 1985, with the restoration of democracy in Uruguay, he premiered from prison and the Tupamaros was reorganized simply because a political party. He utilized to end up being Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries between 2005 and 2008 after that he became a Senator later on. He won this year’s 2009 presidential election as the applicant of the Broad Entrance and he assumed his workplace on March 1, 2010. Born on, may 20, 1935 in Montevideo,
Known for movies
Tupamaros (1997) as Himself
Los malditos caminos (2002) as Interviwee
Pepe Mujica - Lektionen eines Erdklumpens (2014) as Himself
In the Same Boat (2016) as Actor
Quick Facts
Full Name
José Mujica
Net Worth
$400 Thousand
Date Of Birth
May 20, 1935
Profession
Politician, Author, Farmer
Nationality
Uruguayan
Spouse
Lucía Topolansky
Parents
Demetrio Mujica, Lucy Cordano
Quotes
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We've been repressing drugs for 80 years and it doesn't work. Drug trafficking is much worse than the consumption of marijuana. And for those who don't want to admit that, look at Mexico, look at Central America, look at Honduras, look at Guatemala, and you will see failed states, devoured from the inside by drug trafficking. The problem is that, alongside drug trafficking, giant systems have been built to fight it. The state has a number of pathologies, and one of them is that whoever is performing a task starts thinking that that task is the center of the world. Everyone wants to look in the mirror and think that their job is socially essential. Instead of repression, I need doctors to deal with this filth!