Mar 01, 2015 uruguay bids farewell to jose mujica, its pauper president. We live on the most unjust continent in the world, probably the richest, but with the worst distribution of wealth. I earn more than i need talk to al jazeera duration. Some come to ask for help after serving four years as president of his country, mujica is still a powerful member of the uruguayan senate some to offer advice, read more about. Uruguayan leader meets with obama to talk trade and human rights. A morning with former uruguayan president jose mujica. Jun 03, 2014 jose pepe mujica is the onetime guerrilla fighter turned head of state. Jan 19, 2020 president mujicas simple life is a living example of his political message. Learn more about mujicas life and career, including his tenure as president.
Uruguayan president agrees to take six detainees from. Uruguays president, jose mujica, has become a cult favorite in international politics. And this is what he wants us to know about happiness. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Jose pepe mujica, uruguays former president, is presenting his new book, a black sheep to power, in italy. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. Uruguays jose mujica was liberals dream, but too good to be.
Mar 02, 2015 mujica wasnt known as the worlds humblest president for nothing. I earn more than i need talk to al jazeera the man described as the worlds poorest president discusses uruguays move to legalise marijuana. Former president of uruguay interviewed at his farm about inequality, globalization and democracy. Youtube channel ucnyewnbqnl5zzhsjj3l8bg aljazeeraenglish. With less than five percent of the worlds population, the us consumes about a quarter of the worlds fossil fuels. During the presidency of his successor jose mujica 20102015, accountability slowed down, leading to the paradoxical situation where, while uruguay has been recognised. I earn more than i need talk to al jazeera al jazeera english. Sep 17, 2018 mujicas team was charged with taking over the telephone exchange and was the only one to complete the operation without any mishaps. Join facebook to connect with jose r mujica and others you may know. See more ideas about tomorrow will be better, how to better yourself and life philosophy. Oct 22, 2014 additionally, mujica gives away 90 percent of his salary to elite daily. On this episode of talk to al jazeera, president jose mujica discusses his peculiar approach towards marijuana and drug trafficking, his particular way of living and understanding life, and the repercussions the countrys new policies, if approved, might have in the region.
May 15, 2014 president jose mujica of uruguay, a 78yearold former marxist guerrilla who spent 14 years in prison, mostly in solitary confinement, recently visited the united states to meet with president obama and speak at a variety of venues. On a spring day in 1969, mannise was at home alone with his sister, beatriz, when the future president burst out. Join facebook to connect with jonathan mujica and others you may know. Al jazeera senator bernie sanders spoke with joie chen about his thoughts on income inequality, the health care debate, and the political gridlock on capitol hill s20e09 jose mujica.
Commenting on his position, mujica once told al jazeera. Twelve years later, ive since learned that jose mujica is probably uruguays biggest, dirtiest lie. Jul 17, 2014 9 images show why jose mujica is the president youve always wanted. But he does not like to be called the worlds poorest president because he does not think he is poor at all. Jose mujica was born on 20 may 1935 to the father, demetrio mujica, and mother, lucy cordano. Edward mujica born 1984, a righthanded pitcher for major league baseball. President jose mujicas visit to the white house came as the south american country seeks new markets for its commodities exports. Jose alberto pepe mujica cordano born 20 may 1935 is an uruguayan politician. Jose pepe mujica tells us what happiness really is lifegate. Jose mujica simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Apr 09, 2015 it has taken 18 months to negotiate through numerous press and legal offices, but i and my colleague, the british film director ken mcmullen, have finally come face to face with jose mujica, the philosopher president of uruguay. The surgeon on call at the hospital saved his life.
He told al jazeera, voice 3 poor are the people who describe me as poor. Jun 22, 2016 jose pepe mujica is the 40th president of uruguay, former minister of agriculture and leader of the movement of popular participation, the most voted sector within the left side coalition that. A man whos lifestyle differs radically from other heads of state. Uruguayan president jose mujica gives hitchhiker a lift. Uruguayan president jose mujica is pushing the countrys deepwater port project as a multibilliondollar regional undertaking, built on uruguayn soil, leased to neighboring countries and operated. He lectured a roomful of businessmen at the us chamber of commerce about the benefits. The former president shunned the luxurious lifestyle and was usually seen in casual clothes for official ceremonies and rarely, if ever, wore a tie. On this episode of talk to al jazeera, president jose mujica discusses his peculiar approach towards marijuana and drug trafficking.
Former uruguayan president jose pepe mujica attends a special lecture at the tokyo university of foreign studies tusf in tokyo, april 7, 2016, tokyo, japan. Uruguayan president jose mujica said thursday that his nation is willing to accept six detainees from the u. This item contains a subset of videos from youtube channel ucnyewnbqnl5zzhsjj3l8bg aljazeeraenglish. You could show it to students and have them write down any phrases that they remember hearing in the interview excerpt. When his father was crushed by heavy debt, which eventually led to his death, jose was forced to help his family survive. Former uruguay president jose mujica speaks at tokyo. Dear compatriots, presidents, gentlemen, foreign affairs ministers, colleagues of these years of vicissitudes, i have to thank you infinitely.
Jose mujica, uruguayan politician who served as president of uruguay 201015 after being long imprisoned for his guerrilla activities with the tupamaro revolutionary organization. Jose bayardi, the minister of labour and social security and former minister of defence in vazquez first term, told al jazeera if vazquez is elected, there wont be any upsets to mujicas programmes. However, he was elected a senator in the october elections, and will remain a powerful voice in the government. Mujicas mothers parents were extremely poor immigrants from italy. Books are important to the former guerrilla fighter who spent a total of years in jail. Jose mujica, president of uruguay a 25 minute interview with jose. Jun 27, 2014 modest yet bold, liberal and funloving. He is the former revolutionary ideologue who was shot six times by police in the 1970s, tortured, imprisoned for. Discussion with pepe mujica, former president of uruguay. Designers marketers social media managers publishers. In 1940, when mujica was five his father died who was a small farmer and went bankrupt. I am a rough kind of peasant and the only merit i have is being a little basque, stubborn, tough, insistent, constant, and thats.
Justice at a crossroads in uruguay human rights al jazeera. He told obama that americans should smoke less and learn more languages. Dec 06, 20 nevertheless, there was enough space in the press for mujicas philosophical speech. Jose mujica a different kind of president lets talk. On latin america, jose mujica stated that he was passionate about bringing latin americans together, about what defines us as belonging to a great nation that is to be created. In march 1970 mujica was gunned down while resisting arrest at a montevideo bar. Sep 18, 2014 e mo mannise was just 16 when he met uruguays current president, jose mujica. I earn more than i need but i could not watch it because it has been blocked in the united states.
Here is another translation by a wonderful speech by mujica. He served as president of uruguay from 2010 to 2015 he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as president on 1 march 2010. Aljazeera english project gutenberg selfpublishing. Uruguay bids farewell to jose mujica, its pauper president. Jose mujica, as president of uruguay, was a fellow member of the global elite. Variations include mujica, mujica, mujico, mujika, mugica, mugica, mugika, moxica and mojica. Uruguay set to elect new president al jazeera english.
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