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In a world where line between politics and corruption is as blurry as the snow sighting in the Philippines, someone-somewhere has stood out.
VIVA URUGUAY!
The republic’s 40th President, José Alberto “Pepe” Mujica Cordano is not your everyday politician. Tagged as “the world’s ‘humblest’ and ‘poorest’ due to his self-denying lifestyle and for his unbelievable offering of his $12,000 (£7,500) monthly salary. While other leaders in the high office pocket more of what they are supposed to be getting, his were almost given away. 90% of this man’s hard-earned went straight to charities that benefit the destitutes and small entrepreneurs. A jaw-droping pledge enough to guilty, (if not to shame) his counterparts.
One-of-a-kind,
In the shadow of Robin Hood,
Like the legendary English outlaw of the 12th century whose noted for his exceptional bravery, chivalry, and practice of robbing the rich to aid the poor, he too was a guerilla fighter prior to his presidency. Till date, he remain an active part of the country’s left-wing parties.
In his heyday, their group iterally plunder abusive banks, gun clubs, and other illegal businesses in support of the city’s poorest and society’s neglected. He kept the faith that his purpose was not in gaining money, but to provide wellbeing to his country and people. For such action, he was placed behind bars twice in 14 years and was shot 6 times after attempting to flee.
In November 2014, the Uruguayan newspaper Búsqueda reported that affluent Arab Sheiks had offered him $1 million for the aging car of his that could make him buy ten posh new cars. Nevertheless, he said that if he did get $1m for the car it would be donated to a homeless through a charity that he willfully supports.
A Life Story in the making,
Baffled on the thought of how the country’s No. 1 leader had kept his foot rooted in the ground, and managed to shun the temptation of greed & riches with flying colors through all those testing years in power, the renowned Serbian film director Emir Kusturica fell in love with his story and shot a documentary film dubbed as “the last hero of politics”.
If other so-called honorable government leaders of today and of tomorrow could have at least, trail a few of his footsteps, and a little of his HONESTY & INTEGRITY, perhaps (just perhaps) this planet will be a better place to live – especially for the poor.
