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José Alberto “Pepe” Mujica Cordano （Spanish pronunciation： ［xoˈse muˈxika］； born 20 May 1935） is an Uruguayan politician， and President of Uruguay since 2010。 A former guerrilla fighter and a member of the Broad Front （left-wing coalition）， Mujica was Minister of Livestock， Agriculture， and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a Senator afterwards。 As the candidate of the Broad Front， he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as President on 1 March 2010。

He is a vegetarian， and is considered to be “the world‘s ’poorest‘ president”， as he donates around 90 percent of his monthly salary， approximately $12，000， to charities to benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs。