Uruguays president, jose mujica, has become a cult favorite in international politics. Urugvajski predsjednik jose mujica, kojem istice mandat, nastoji da od svog odlaska ne pravi veliku pompu. 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. 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. He was eventually captured and held in military prisons for 14 years. A former leader of the marxist tupamaros, the countrys main guerrilla group, he spent years in prison under.
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. Former uruguayan president jose pepe mujica has starred at the buenos aires book fair with the presentation of a black sheep to power, a. Uruguayan expresident mujica is no saint, but a politician. 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. He was among the more than 100 tupamaros who escaped punta. According to his advocates, jose pepe mujicas much talkedabout marijuana legalization is in fact a tool for peace and understanding. Nov 30, 2009 reliable exit polls give jose mujica, 74, just over 50% of the vote in a runoff poll. Kao predsjednik urugvaja, zivio je u svojoj seoskoj trosobnoj kuci, nedaleko od montevidea. In his latest official declaration of wealth, he says he owns just two vehicles. Uruguays jose mujica was liberals dream, but too good to be. Uruguays president mujica meets obama, praises vigor of. Uruguay president, jose mujica, donates most of his pay to.
He is the former revolutionary ideologue who was shot six times by police in the 1970s, tortured, imprisoned for. Mislim da ljevicari nikada nece moci postici potpunu pobjedu, bas kao ni desnicari, rekao je. 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. President obamas meeting with uruguayan president jose mujica started. In keeping with the approach he developed while imprisoned for 14 years as a leftist tupamaro urban guerrilla, mujica repudiates materialism. 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. 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. Reliable exit polls give jose mujica, 74, just over 50% of the vote in a runoff poll. Jose mujica, the black sheep of politics life english. His main rival and former president luis alberto lacalle has conceded.
Oct 09, 2014 montevideo, uruguay president jose mujica says his country, much like the united states, is a nation of immigrants and refugees. Uruguay president jose mujica has been in power since 2010 and is known for his plainspeaking manner. Naming uruguay the country of the year in 20, the economist may very well have described the rising nations head of. Mujica, predsjednik koji bjezi od bogatstva urugvaj al. Mujica 79, koji je na predsjednickoj poziciji od 2010. Predsjednicku palacu je ustupio beskucnicima montevidea i. Pokusava u javnosti sacuvati sliku sebe kao skromnog covjeka.
Vice podcast special with jose pepe mujica youtube. 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. Uruguayan president jose mujica the poorest president in the world has no presidential plane so he asked the president of mexico for a ride back to uruguay. Mar 02, 2015 uruguay president jose pepe mujica stepped down this month from his presidency. Ostensibly, jose mujica, as president of uruguay, was a fellow member of the global elite. Oct 06, 2015 45 seconds of wisdom from jose mujica the expresident of uruguay, who donated 90% of his salary to charity. And tomorrow, like everyone, ill just be a pile of worms, and disappear. A man whos lifestyle differs radically from other heads of state. 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. Sep 23, 2015 jose mujica, nicknamed pepe mujica, is one of the most interesting presidents in recent memory.
Najuzorniji predsjednik nazivaju ga najsiromasnijim predsjednikom na svijetu. On daruje svoju placu, stotinama sirocadi dozvoljava zivjeti u njegovoj kuci i vozi stari auto bubu najskromniji predsjednik na svijetu. Uruguay president jose pepe mujica, famous for his humble. Now uruguays most powerful person, president jose mujica, has chosen to wade into the debate around suarez, describing footballs governing body. May 27, 2014 jose mujica, aka pepe, is a survivor from a world he himself wiped off the map. President jose mujica welcomed americas nows correspondent joel richards into his home on the outskirts of montevideo for a last interview. Jose mujica was born on 20 may 1935 to the father, demetrio mujica, and mother, lucy cordano. Learn more about mujicas life and career, including his tenure as president.
Mar 08, 2016 interview translated from the spanish by celia brugman. Uruguay president jose pepe mujica stepped down this month from his presidency. Thats why the first wave of syrian refugees arrived here. I worked the fields as a farmer to make a living in the first part of my life. 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.
Kao bivsi gerilski borac s tupamarosa, bio je zatvoren godina za vrijeme vojne diktature u 1970ih i 1980ih. Jose pepe mujica, now a senator, was a member of the rebel tupamaros national liberation movement mln in the 1960s and 1970s. Uruguays president nominated for nobel peace prize for. I find myself arguing with my argentinian, chilean, or spaniard friends when they say. Montevideo, uruguay president jose mujica says his country, much like the united states, is a nation of immigrants and refugees. In 1940, when mujica was five his father died who was a small farmer and went bankrupt. We live on the most unjust continent in the world, probably the richest, but with the worst distribution of wealth. The president of uruguay lived up to his reputation monday he did not wear a tie to his meeting with president obama. 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. Jose mujica bio je najsiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu. 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. Jose mujica, uruguayan politician who served as president of uruguay 201015 after being long imprisoned for his guerrilla activities with the tupamaro revolutionary organization. Naming uruguay the country of the year in 20, the economist may very well have described the rising nations head of state, president jose pepe mujica.
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, read more about. Uruguayan president jose mujica the poorest president in the. Mujicas mothers parents were extremely poor immigrants from italy. The leader is famous for his humble lifestyle and his progressive agenda. Jose mujica cordano did, however, wear regular shoes, not the sandals he. Feb 06, 2014 the president of uruguay has been nominated for this years nobel peace prize.
Uruguays president mujica meets obama, praises vigor of latin women. The president of uruguay, jose mujica, drives a volkswagen beetle, stays in his own house, donates 90% of his salary to social projects and. 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. Jun 27, 2014 modest yet bold, liberal and funloving. Amazing photo of uruguays president jose mujica business. On latin america, jose mujica stated that he was passionate about bringing latin americans together, about what defines us as belonging to a great nation that is to be created. The president of uruguay has been nominated for this years nobel peace prize. 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. Mujica, kojeg od milja zovu i pepe, bio je predsjednik urugvaja od 2010. Trascrizione discorso di jose pepe mujica, presidente dell. A vegetarian who advocates a simple life, he has conducted his campaign across uruguay using public transport, with a simple rucksack on his back.
U svijetu je postao poznat kao najsiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu jer je od mjesecne place od 12. Explore some of uruguayan president jose mujica best quotations and sayings on such as they will live simply. 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. Twelve years later, ive since learned that jose mujica is probably uruguays biggest, dirtiest lie. Uruguay president, jose mujica, donates most of his pay to charity. I had many setbacks, many injuries, some years in prison. Tiny uruguay plays big role in syria refugee crisis. 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. He used to be minister of livestock, agriculture, and fisheries between 2005 and 2008 then he became a senator afterwards.
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. Uruguays president jose mujica has called footballs world governing body fifa a bunch of. People seem to love this picture of uruguays president jose mujica at a ceremony for incoming finance minister mario bergara in montevideo, yesterday. Uruguays jose mujica, worlds poorest president, passes. A morning with former uruguayan president jose mujica. Jul 17, 2014 9 images show why jose mujica is the president youve always wanted. Then i dedicated myself to the struggle for change, to improve life in my society. Jun 03, 2014 jose pepe mujica is the onetime guerrilla fighter turned head of state. 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.
He is a former guerilla fighter and a member of the broad front coalition of leftwing parties. Emir kusturica directing documentary about uruguayan. Bbc news uruguay elects jose mujica as president, polls show. 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. He was a former urban guerrilla fighter with the tupamaros in the 1960s and the 70s, a group inspired by the cuban revolution. Urugvajski predsjednik jose mujica bio je nasiromasniji predsjednik na svijetu. We dont want them to have to walk around with police, rather with common people, guys who will teach them to drink mate. Uruguayan expresident mujica is no saint, but a politician with 1,000 faces. Jose mujica cordano did, however, wear regular shoes, not.