José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano ( born 20 May 1935) is an Uruguayan politician, and President of Uruguay since 2010. A former guerrilla fighter and a member of the Broad Front (left-wing coalition), 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 is a vegetarian, and is considered to be "the world's 'poorest' president", as he donates around 90 percent of his monthly salary, approximately $12,000, to charities to benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs.
Mujica was born on to Demetrio Mujica, of Basque ancestry, and Lucy Cordano, of Italian descent.In his youth, Mujica was active in the National Party, where he became close to Enrique Erro.
His mother's family was composed of very poor Italian immigrants from Piemonte. His mother was born in Carmelo, where her parents, growers of vines, bought five acres in Colonia Estrella to cultivate vineyards. His father was a small farmer who went bankrupt shortly before his death in 1940 when Mujica was five.
Between the ages of 13 and 17, he began cycling on behalf of several clubs and in different categories.
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