MEET the World’s
'Poorest' President
who Lives on a
Farm & Whose
Official car is a
1987 Beetle!

He lives on a farm,
and his official car
is a 1987
Volkswagen
Beetle. He donates
90% of his monthly
salary to charity.
President of
Uruguay, Jose
Mujica, is not your
average president.
It is commonplace
to see some
presidents of
countries living
lavish lifestyles,
and in some
extreme cases,
looting their
countries’ finances
for personal gain.
But not Mujica.
He is commonly
known as the
world’s “poorest”
president because
of his austere
lifestyle.
Mujica rejected the
luxurious
presidential
residence the
government
provided for him
and instead opted
to live on his wife’s
farm located on a
dirt road outside
the country’s
capital. They have
no domestic
workers – they do
all the farm work
by themselves.
The only staff
they have are two
police officers.
In 2010, his annual
personal wealth
declaration –
mandatory for
officials in Uruguay
– was $1,800, the
value of his Beetle.
In an interview
with BBC, he said:
“I’ve lived like this
most of my life, I
can live well with
what I have
I’m called ‘the
poorest president’,
but I don’t feel
poor. Poor people
are those who only
work to try to
keep an expensive
lifestyle, and
always want more
and more
This is a matter of
freedom. If you
don’t have many
possessions then
you don’t need to
work all your life
like a slave to
sustain them, and
therefore you
have more time for
yourself…”
Mujica also has
unique views
about poverty
alleviation. In the
2012 Rio+20
summit he stated:
But what are we
thinking? Do we
want the model of
development and
consumption of
the rich countries?
I ask you now:
what would
happen to this
planet if Indians
would have the
same proportion of
cars per household
than Germans?
How much oxygen
would we have
left?
“Does this planet
have enough
resources so
seven or eight
billion can have the
same level of
consumption and
waste that today
is seen in rich
societies? It is this
level of hyper-
consumption that
is harming our
planet.
An Arab sheikh
recently offered
him $1 million for
his Beetle. Mujica is
currently
considering the
offer, and says
that if he does sell
it, he will donate
the money to
charity.

there is something this man is forgetting.....life no dey tow oooo but cudos to u sha!

there is something this man is forgetting.....life no dey tow oooo but cudos to u sha!

1st to comment...

swagwu:
there is something this man is forgetting.....life no dey tow oooo but cudos to u sha!

1st to comment...

and what is it he was 4gettin and how can u be sure it will make fp

Thumb up!

sademola:
Thumb up!

u can do dat 4 him a million times,i never believ it until i saw it on wikipedia,well he tried,or if u be pres. 2day cn u live lyk dat

Story for the gods and goddesses!

bercarray:
and what is it he was 4gettin and how can u be sure it will make fp

his forgetting that if he dont buy ferrari now he will never buy it again

Bobbystanley:
Story for the gods and goddesses!

lyk what d man is doing has no meaning? *by their comment u shall knw who they are

swagwu:

his forgetting that if he dont buy ferrari now he will never buy it again

i nw knw why nigeria cant be a beta place

op is it world or word,
abeg rectified or modified yur post again

emmysoftyou:
op is it world or word,
abeg rectified or modified yur post again

i noticd dt just nw,tanx very much

bercarray:
i nw knw why nigeria cant be a beta place

Hahaha

bercarray:
i nw knw why nigeria cant be a beta place

if u dnt know ask ur father

swagwu:

if u dnt know ask ur father

i think if all our leaders think d way u do, ur father wld av bn poorer than a church's rat.cos ur father's money wld av bn used to build sky scrapper

bercarray:
i think if all our leaders think d way u do, ur father wld av bn poorer than a church's rat.cos ur father's money wld av bn used to build sky scrapper

My dads income is not dependent on g'vnt
my dad is an international business man!

admit it if ur dad is a president will u live in the farm?
u go dey come form holy 4 social network maked dem say u be AGIMA JESUS

It is good to live a modest life, but beetle, come on. Why not 504 or mercedes benz?