Meet the “Poorest President” in the
World – Uruguayan President José
Mujica Drives a Volkswagen Beetle
& Donates 90% of his Salary to
Charity Posted on Thursday, September 27th,
2012 at 9:26 AM By Adeola Adeyemo While our Nigerian leaders are being berated for refusing to declare their assets publicly and demanding astronomical pay rise to add to the already exorbitant allowances they receive
, the President of Uruguay, José Mujica is getting world wide recognition and respect for donating 90 percent of his earnings to charitable causes. He has earned what most people would call an enviable reputation as the “poorest,” or the “most generous,”
president in the world. His nickname, “el presidente mas pobre” translates to “poorest president”. The President said in a recent interview that the only big item he owns is his Volkswagen Beetle car, valued at $1,945 dollars (about N308,283) . He earns a salary of $ 12,500 a month (N1,981,250), but only keeps $1,250(N198,125) for himself, donating the rest to charity. He lives in a farmhouse which is under his wife’s name, Lucía Topolansky, a Senator, who also donates part of her salary. The 77 year-old who has been Uruguay’s president since March 1, 2010 told El Mundo, “I do fine with that amount; I have to do fine because there are many Uruguayans who live with much less.” It was also reported that under his stewardship, Uruguay has become known for low levels of corruption. The South American country ranks as the second least corrupt country in Latin America in Transparency International’s global corruption index. Yahoo News reported that the President has no bank accounts, no debts, and he enjoys the companionship of his dog, Manuela. When his term is over, the President hopes to rest even more peacefully in his farmhouse, along with his wife and his inseparable dog. There is something about leading by example. When you do, it becomes easier for other people to follow.
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He may be a fat phuck, driving an ugly car, BUT, as El Presidente of Uruguay, I bet he gets more hot young poon-tang than you could shake a stick at, so don't feel sorry for him.

Donates 90% of his salary, his senator wife donates part of her salary too, he has no bank account, lives in a farmhouse, drives a 'beetle' car. . . The question is, can this happen in Nigeria?

Dotman01: Donates 90% of his salary, his senator wife donates part of her salary too, he has no bank account, lives in a farmhouse, drives a 'beetle' car. . . The question is, can this happen in Nigeria?

with the violent interest in Nigeria for presidency, a president like this will not last an hour before he is MURDERED. If your president is this poor, will you be proud?

This man is under a curse, that needs to be broken. "yoke of poverty" in his life must be broken and destroyed by fire! Don't they have MFM there?

dirifred:
with the violent interest in Nigeria for presidency, a president like this will not last an hour before he is MURDERED. If your president is this poor, will you be proud?

why not. . . . He's 'poor' by choice. The level of curroption has dropped drastically. As u can see from the news, uruguay is the 2nd least corrupt country in south america. Isnt that a great achievement?

Mannylex: This man is under a curse, that needs to be broken. "yoke of poverty" in his life must be broken and destroyed by fire! Don't they have MFM there?

guy are u serious at all? According to you:
-he's under curse cos he's giving back to the community.
-he's under curse cos he's donating 90% of his salary for the betterment of his people.
The Uruguayan is not the first president
to donate his salary. U.S. President John
F. Kennedy, who came from wealth,
donated his salary when in office, as
did President Herbert Hoover. Hoover,
who grew up poor, decided to never accept money for public service, so he
could not be accused of corruption.

O boi. . . With this kind irrational thinking of urs. . . u really need to visit that MFM.

Mannylex: This man is under a curse, that needs to be broken. "yoke of poverty" in his life must be broken and destroyed by fire! Don't they have MFM there?

you wrote like ibori.

thats a perfect politician, a man of god at heart not in pocket.

Dotman01: Meet the “Poorest President” in the
World – Uruguayan President José
Mujica Drives a Volkswagen Beetle
& Donates 90% of his Salary to
Charity Posted on Thursday, September 27th,
2012 at 9:26 AM By Adeola Adeyemo While our Nigerian leaders are being berated for refusing to declare their assets publicly and demanding astronomical pay rise to add to the already exorbitant allowances they receive
, the President of Uruguay, José Mujica is getting world wide recognition and respect for donating 90 percent of his earnings to charitable causes. He has earned what most people would call an enviable reputation as the “poorest,” or the “most generous,”
president in the world. His nickname, “el presidente mas pobre” translates to “poorest president”. The President said in a recent interview that the only big item he owns is his Volkswagen Beetle car, valued at $1,945 dollars (about N308,283) . He earns a salary of $ 12,500 a month (N1,981,250), but only keeps $1,250(N198,125) for himself, donating the rest to charity. He lives in a farmhouse which is under his wife’s name, Lucía Topolansky, a Senator, who also donates part of her salary. The 77 year-old who has been Uruguay’s president since March 1, 2010 told El Mundo, “I do fine with that amount; I have to do fine because there are many Uruguayans who live with much less.” It was also reported that under his stewardship, Uruguay has become known for low levels of corruption. The South American country ranks as the second least corrupt country in Latin America in Transparency International’s global corruption index. Yahoo News reported that the President has no bank accounts, no debts, and he enjoys the companionship of his dog, Manuela. When his term is over, the President hopes to rest even more peacefully in his farmhouse, along with his wife and his inseparable dog. There is something about leading by example. When you do, it becomes easier for other people to follow.
www.bellanaija.com/2012/09/27/meet-the-poorest-president-in-the-world-uruguayan-president-jose-mujica-drives-a-volkswagen-beetle-donates-90-of-his-salary-to-charity/

Good, but that doesn't make him a saint. Sorry but I do not generally hold politicians in high esteem, they are all corrupt, one way or the other.

Publicly he may be sharing his salary with the poor, but behind the scene he could be getting millions of dollars in kick backs from friends who win big contracts behind closed doors.

There are certainly some people that put him in that position, so he will likely favor those people with big contracts or political appointments whether they merit it or not. Mind you this is not Europe. We are talking about South America, where bribery and corruption is a normal way of life like in Africa.