José Mujica, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

José Mujica

Uruguayan politician

Date of Birth: 20-May-1935

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Profession: politician, farmer, partisan

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (Spanish pronunciation: [xo'se mu'xika]; born 20 May 1935) is a Uruguayan politician 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 donation of around 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities that benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs.