President of Uruguay's poorest head of state in the world / Photos

President of Uruguay's poorest head of state in the world / Photos



Donates 90% of his salary to charity

President Jose Mujica poorest country in the world

While rejecting the Heads of State disclose their salaries and demanding upwards despite the facilities that they receive along with their monthly income, donates Prime Uruguay Jose Mujica (José Mujica) 90 per cent of his salary to charity, to get this international recognition and the title of "the poorest of the Presidentin the world and the most generous. "
Live Jose Mujica (76 years), President of Uruguay since the beginning of March 2010, in the farmhouse with his wife Lucia Topoulanski, a member of the Senate, which is also donates a portion of her salary.

 

In an interview the newspaper "El Mundo" recently, said Mujica that the most expensive thing owned in his car "Alfolex Volkswagen Beetle" is valued at 1945 dollars, and added that he was receiving a monthly salary of 12 thousand and $ 500 but it retains the same amount of $ 1250 only and donate the rest of the associationscharity.

The President says that the amount left by itself enough to live a life of dignity and should be enough, especially since many of its people live on less than that.

The Web site, "Yahoo! News" that the president does not have bank accounts and debts, and enjoying his time, accompanied
كلبته "Manuela". All what he wishes President at the expiry of his term is to live in peace on his ranch, accompanied by his wife.
The indicator Transparency International corruption rate in Uruguay dropped significantly during Mujica's mandate, as this country occupies in South America ranked second in the list of the least corrupt countries in Latin America.
The president says that "the most important thing in the exemplary leadership is to take the initiative to do already so easy for others to apply."