As Uruguay's president from 2010 to 2015, Jose Mujica donated roughly 90% of his salary to charities supporting low-income Uruguayans and small entrepreneurs, earning him global recognition as the "world's poorest president."
Record no. MRB-2026-007114
The "World's Poorest President"
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