'World's poorest president' refuses pension

montevideo - Once he was 'the poorest president in the world' and even after his resignation as senator this week it is not a fat spot. José Mujica refuses a pension for the five years he was in the Senate after the same period as President of Uruguay.

The former leftist rebel did not need luxury. As president, he did not move into the presidential palace, but he continued to live with his wife and fellow guerrilla on his modest flower farm in the suburbs of Montevideo. He donated the majority of his salary to charity and he also continued to ride in a very old blue beetle.

The car became so famous that someone once offered him a million dollars. He also rejected that offer with the remark 'that my three-legged dog does not want to be transported anywhere else. '

Mujica gave as reason for his departure from the Senate 'that I am tired after a long journey. 'The 83-year-old will not be greatly missed by his political enemies. They were rather relieved. Mujica was known for his sharp tongue. About the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, he said: 'It is as crazy as a goat. '