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José Mujica

Politician

José Mujica is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Hosē Muhika · José Mujica · Xose Muxika · Χοσέ Μουχίκα · Мухика Кордано · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	José Alberto Mujica Cordano · Мухика Кордано, Хосе Альберто · Хасэ Альберта Мухіка Кардана · Хосе Альберто Мухика Кордано · Խոսե Ալբերտո Մուխիկա Կորդանո · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	エル・ぺぺ · ペペ・ムヒカ · ホセ・アルベルト・ムヒカ・コルダーノ				[sources]
Birth date	1935-05-20 · 1937				[sources]
Place of birth	Montevideo				[sources]
Death date	2025-05-13				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Uruguay				[sources]
Citizenship	Uruguay				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	José Alberto				[sources]
Last name	Cordano · Mujica				[sources]
Website	pepemujica.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q9094				[sources]
Position	Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (Uruguay) (2005-2008) · President of Uruguay (2010-2015) · President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations (2014-2015) · Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay (2020-2020)				[sources]
Religion	pantheism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

40th president of Uruguay (1935–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-05-20

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (Uruguay)	2005-03-01	2008-03-03
Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay	2020-02-15

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lucía Topolansky Politician	unmarried partner	1967	2005
Lucía Topolansky Politician	spouse	2005	2025-05-13

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