The world is clamoring for global regulations that respect scientific achievements, which abound, but it is not science that governs the world. - José Mujica

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The world is clamoring for global regulations that respect scientific achievements, which abound, but it is not science that governs the world.

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About José Mujica

José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (20 May 1935 – 13 May 2025) was a Uruguayan politician and farmer who served as the 40th President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was imprisoned for 12 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, 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 was described as "the world's humblest head of state" due to his austere lifestyle and his donation of around 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities that benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs.

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Alternative Names: José Alberto Mujica Cordano José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano Pepe Mujica Pepe El Pepe
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