President Mujica has shunned the luxurious house ... 1985 when Uruguay returned to democracy. Those years in jail, Mujica says, helped shape his outlook on life. “I'm called 'the poorest ...

prompting many to label him "the world's poorest president". Orsi himself comes from a humble background, having grown up in rural Uruguay in a house without electricity. While working as a school ...

I only recently learned of Jose Mujica, a remarkable man who became president of Uruguay in 2009 ... added a share of his wife’s assets—her house, land and tractor—it brought his declared ...