# José Mujica

> A former guerrilla who spent 14 years in prison under dictatorship, then became president and gave away 90 percent of his salary. Mujica governed Uruguay from a farmhouse, wore old sweaters to summits, and called capitalism a trap that buries happiness under things no one needs.

*Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jose-mujica

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1935-05-20
- **Died:** 2025-05-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano was born 20 May 1935 in Uruguay. He joined the Tupamaros, a revolutionary guerrilla movement, and was tortured and imprisoned for 14 years during the military dictatorship of the 1970s and 1980s. After democracy returned, he entered politics with the Broad Front coalition, serving as minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008, then as a senator. He won the 2009 presidential election and took office 1 March 2010. His administration legalized marijuana, abortion, and same-sex marriage, and strengthened trade unions and minimum wages. He died 13 May 2025.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 72.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 28.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 13.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611432/ (@nm0611432)
- **WEBSITE**: https://pepemujica.com/

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #20th Century

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