Goodbye Jose Mujica forever.

 Goodbye Jose Mujica forever.

José Mujica: is this the world’s most radical president?

There was no protocol, no motorcade. He was the head of state, yet his movements were very ordinary. He had no wealth during his 5-year term in power.

He only had a three-legged dog, a car from his grandfather's era, and a dilapidated house. In today's world, where it is considered a responsibility to walk like this, he walked the opposite way without hesitation!

This alien's name is José Mujica. He was the President of Uruguay by rank. His other identity is the poorest head of state in the world!

José Mujica never lived in the presidential palace even after becoming president. His only members in the dilapidated hut were his wife and a three-legged dog named Manuela!

Mujica did not have a bank account. He would take only 10 percent of his $12,500 salary as president and donate the rest.

His comment was - many people in Uruguay live on less than this, I am getting by quite well.

Even before becoming the head of state, he earned a living by farming, and even after becoming the head of state, he continued farming with his wife. José Mujica is more comfortable calling himself a farmer than calling himself president!

He drove the old car himself. Even when he flew on an airplane for state purposes, he never rode in first class, he rode in economy class!

When he was called the world's poorest president, he used to say - I am not poor, those who want more are poor!

As a teenager, José Mujica was a Tupamaro guerrilla. They used to loot the wealth of the rich and distribute it among the poor. He was also an architect of the Tupamaro movement.

He was shot by the police 6 times. In 1972, he almost died, but somehow he survived. He served 15 years in prison as a gift for achieving the rights of the masses.

After the establishment of democracy in Uruguay in 1985, he was released from prison. He joined left-wing politics. In 1994, he was elected senator, in 2005, minister, and in 2010, president.

In the 2010 election, the former president did not give him the party nomination. In the face of extreme opposition from party leaders, José Mujica was forced to be nominated as the presidential candidate.

José Mujica brought Uruguay's weak economy to a strong position. The BBC itself said about this - he is leaving Uruguay's economy in a healthy and stable state, which other economies in Latin America are not even close to.

Some of José Mujica's decisions were highly criticized, one of which was the legalization of marijuana in the country. José Mujica said about this - I hate marijuana, but I know that at least 150,000 people in Uruguay use marijuana, I cannot leave them in the hands of drug traffickers!

Jose Mujica also legalized sensitive issues like same-sex marriage and abortion. Although these were quite critical, they were timely in the context of Uruguay's situation!

Mujica asked world leaders to focus on humanity and globalization. He also called for building a new world based on human relationships, love, and friendship.

Mujica absolutely disliked a life of luxury. He was always against war and weapons production. He told all heads of state to stop investing in these sectors and increase investment in human welfare.

He could have been president of Uruguay repeatedly with his eyes closed, but he voluntarily retired from the post of president. However, he did not retire from farming.

The people of Uruguay affectionately call him 'Pepe'. He was the president of the people, the well-being of the people was his meditation.

This former president of Uruguay, known as a legend and guerrilla fighter to leftists around the world, has died. He was 89 years old at the time of his death.