José Mujica

Name: José Mujica

Age: 78

Country: Uruguay

​José Mujica – also called Pepe - describes himself as a humble peasant, but most of the international press has described him as one of the most interesting politicians of the last and current century: some even suggested his name for the following Nobel Peace Prize. In reality, he is a Uruguayan politician who devoted his live to freedom and democracy. He spent 13 years in prison during the military dictatorship (1973-85), once freed he pursued his aim of building a new democratic regime in his country.
He was nominated as a president in his country from 2010 to 2015, but he is known for leaving 90% of his Presidential income to low-income housing organisations. 
Nowadays, he is retired and keeps on being interested in politics, by inspiring his political view on ancient philosophers such as Plato and Seneca, but many Uruguayans do not forget his deeds and his honesty.