He is in his late 70s, born to Spanish and Italian parents, but lost his father at 5. In the 1960s, he joined a guerilla movement. During that stint, he was imprisoned for14 years, shot six times, confined to bottom of a well for over two years.
Due to his charisma, he was elected to the senate and later named Minister of Agriculture. In 2009, he was elected President of his country. Widely described as "world's poorest President"
He donates 90 percent of his twelve thousand dollars monthly salary to charities, using an aging V Bettle as transport and lives on a farm owns by his senator wife.
"It seems he have been born to consume and consume and when we can no longer, we have a feeling of frustration and we suffer from poverty......" he once said
"Those who describe me as poor are the poor ones, my definition of poor are those who need too much and are never satisfied" he added.
A leader who is one of a kind is this ! Please meet Jose Mujica ( xose muxica ) President of Uruguay, the country with one of the best medical system.
Can Jose Mujica inspire Nigerian leaders and indeed followers? This is thought for food.
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