It's a thing of joy to know that we still have leaders that care more about his people than for themselves. José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano born 20 May 1935, has been President of Uruguay since 2010. A former urban guerrilla fighter with the Tupamaros and a member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was 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. He has been described as "the world's 'humblest' president", due to his austere lifestyle and his donation of around 90 percent of his $12,000 (£7,500) monthly salary to charities that benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs.
According to the weekly Uruguayan magazine Búsqueda, the million-dollar proposal came from an Arab sheikh Mujica met in June in Bolivia, during a meeting of the G77+China. The car is currently valued at around $2,800, according to Mujica’s latest financial affidavit.
“I looked at him again and asked him to repeat himself, because I couldn’t believe what I was hearing,” Mujica told the magazine."
It’s not the only offer he’s received for his famous car. Last September, the ambassador of Mexico, Felipe Enriquez, offered to give Mujica 10 four-wheel-drive trucks for the 1987 Beetle. Enriquez told Búsqueda he was a “profound admirer of Mujica, of his legacy, his human values, his preaching of solidarity with the needy.” The ambassador also offered to organize an auction for the car in Uruguay.
“I was a little surprised at all this, and at first I was doubtful and didn’t give it much thought,” Mujica said, according to Búsqueda. "But then I received another offer, and I took it a little more seriously.”
The president hasn’t confirmed whether he would take the $1 million offer, but if he does, he said, he would give all the money received to Plan Juntos, a government housing project he spearheaded.
