José Mujica has been described as the "world's poorest president." Voted in as Uruguay's head of state in 2010, Mujica served as the 40th president of Uruguay until 2015. During his term in office, he pushed through some groundbreaking reforms that radically altered the country's social landscape. Yet he eschewed the typical presidential lifestyle, giving away most of his salary to charity and opting to live on a farm instead of in a palace. More than that, his was a past fueled by revolutionary fervor: José Mujica was once a wanted guerilla fighter who ended up in jail as a victim of a brutal military dictatorship.
So, how exactly did a political prisoner become a popular president? Click through this gallery and learn more about the life and times of José Mujica.