# José Mujica

_Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician_

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> José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano was a Uruguayan politician, revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and imprisoned for 14 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was the 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 May 1935 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Montevideo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P19))
- **Died:** 13 May 2025 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P570))
- **Place of death:** Montevideo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Uruguay ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; farmer; draftsperson; partisan; political prisoner ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P106))
- **Political party:** Movement of Popular Participation (since 1989); Broad Front (since 1989); Popular Union (1962–1989); National Party (1956–1962) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P102))
- **Spouse:** Lucía Topolansky ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P26))
- **Positions held:** Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay (15 February 2020 – 20 October 2020); President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations (4 December 2014 – 1 March 2015); President of Uruguay (1 March 2010 – 1 March 2015); Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (1 March 2005 – 3 March 2008) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P39))
- **Awards:** National Order of Merit; Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru; National Order of Merit; National Order of San Lorenzo; Grand Cross of Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero; Poetry in the Laurel; Order of the Flag of Republika Srpska; Medal of Honor of the Congress of the Republic of Peru; Order of the Liberator General San Martín; Order of the Aztec Eagle; Order of Francisco Morazán ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094#P166))

## Questions

**When was José Mujica born?**  
José Mujica was born on 20 May 1935 in Montevideo.

**What positions has José Mujica held?**  
Positions held by José Mujica include: Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay (2020–2020); President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations (2014–2015); President of Uruguay (2010–2015); Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (2005–2008).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): José Mujica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mujica) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): होसे मुहीका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q9094](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9094) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 13.07.2023 - 59º Congresso da União Nacional dos Estudantes – UNE (53044654694) (cropped2).jpg by Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:13.07.2023_-_59%C2%BA_Congresso_da_Uni%C3%A3o_Nacional_dos_Estudantes_%E2%80%93_UNE_(53044654694)_(cropped2).jpg)

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