José Mujica

Biography

José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano is a Uruguayan politician and former revolutionary who served as the country's president from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and imprisoned for 14 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. Mujica implemented progressive policies, including decriminalizing abortion and same-sex marriage, while also criticizing capitalism and donating a significant portion of his salary to charities.