Jose alberto pepe mujica cordano is a uruguayan politician who served as the 40th. Una biografia inspiradora spanish edition kindle edition by percy, allan. This volume compiles a selection of his most memorable quotes from where there is much to learn. President mujica has rejected the use of the presidential palace and chosen to stay living in his house, a small farm on the outskirts of montevideo. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the. Pepe mujica is that uruguayan president whom king juan carlos of. The yearly innings increase is notable and that strength was on full display over the last 12 games of the 2017 season, when mujica remained effective and put up an impressive. Image caption all the presidents wealth a 1987 vw beetle. The town is only 22 kilometers away from punta del este, one of the. For mujica, philosophy is not just something to be learned in a university but must be a permanent questioning, especially in a secular world where the influence. Jose mujica was the former president of uruguay, who is known for implementing progressive reforms and legalizing marijuana sales in the country.
Warrior, philosopher, president and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. A man whos lifestyle differs radically from other heads of state. An ebullient and influential figure, alert to events across latin america, mujica recently traveled to buenos aires to present a book about his. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mujica.
As the candidate of the broad front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Migual rojoafpgetty images in the 1980s and 90s the governments led by. A member of the broad front coalition of leftwing parties, mujica was minister of livestock, agriculture, and fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a senator afterwards. Jose pepe mujica non puo esserci felicita senza impegno. Join facebook to connect with carlos jose mujica and others you may know. A member of the broad front coalition of leftwing parties, mujica was minister of. Jose mujica is the last socialist celebrity of latin america or so we hope. Jose mujica project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The untold story of exuruguayan president jose mujica. Jose mujica, in full jose alberto mujica cordano, born may 20, 1935, montevideo, uruguay, uruguayan politician who served as president of uruguay 201015 after being long imprisoned for his guerrilla activities with the tupamaro revolutionary organization. Jose mujica seems to be a character born from a fantasy novel, but the president is very real. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on. Pepe mujica thought is universal and at one read this book will learn a lot from his saying. Mujica s government has been extremely practical in its investments in a developing economy but, he says, you cannot be an economist, engineer or agronomist without philosophy. Human happiness and the environment address by uruguayan.
During a talk at the 28th guadalajara international book fair mexico, on. Uruguays presidentelect jose mujica celebrates winning the presidential runoff election in montevideo november 29, 2009. When his mothers extended family suffered financial challenges, they moved with limited means to mexico city where he studied at the academy of san carlos and later attended the national school of agriculture. Mujica, a former guerrilla fighter who has pledged to take a moderate path won uruguays presidential runoff election on sunday and his rightist opponent conceded. This book is an introduction to the politics and philosophy of an unrepentant permanent militant whose evolution took him from defeated guerrilla warrior to. Much as i was in awe of his eloquence and heartwarming simplicity, i was also appalled by the poor quality of the translation that was inflicted upon the nonspanish speaking attendees of the summit. King juan carlos i of spain speaks with president of uruguay jose mujica. The wisdom of the worlds most humble president ebook. I was deeply moved by this speech by mujica, and it expressed many views i share with the man i am proud to have voted to be president of my country. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Former president of uruguay pepe mujica present his latest book a black sheep. Priscila guinovart is a teacher, blogger, and writer. He is a inspirational personality with good thoughts for mankind. Bisogna vivere per qualcosa, non per il solo fatto di essere nati. Corruption is killing the left in latin america news. Jose alberto pepe mujica cordano is a uruguayan politician who served as the 40th president of uruguay from 2010 to 2015. To see him today, now aged 78, sitting on his wooden chair, surrounded by books and silence, a pair of sandals on his feet and a bust of che guevara opposite him, you might take mujica. Born in san gabriel, jalisco, mojica was raised in a coffee and sugar plantation community until the age of six, after his stepfather francisco died.