Difference between revisions of "List of longest-living state leaders"

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|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}|| Cambodia || Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}|| Cambodia || Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|1905.09.01||2009.01.22||103 years, 143 days||2008.11.28
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|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)
President (1950–1960)
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22||103 years, 98 days
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22||103 years, 98 days
|2008.11.28
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|3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13||102 years, 343 days||2008.11.28
|3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13||102 years, 343 days||2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|4
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|2017.01.30
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|102 years, 211 days
|2008.11.28
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|5
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|1990.01.03
|1990.01.03
|102 years, 48 days
|102 years, 48 days
|2008.11.28
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|6
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|2019.01.17
|2019.01.17
|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|2011.03.13<br /><small>López Michelsen</small>
|2011.03.13<br /><small>Alfonso López Michelsen</small>
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|7
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|1990.05.14
|1990.05.14
|101 years, 314 days
|101 years, 314 days
|2008.11.28
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|8||{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|8
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Viet Nam
|Viet Nam
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|1917.02.02
|1917.02.02
|2018.10.01
|2018.10.01
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|2011.02.04<br/><small>Mancheno Cajas</small>
|2011.02.04<br /><small>Carlos Mancheno Cajas</small>
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|9
|9
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan  
|Premier (1947–1948)
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889.05.09
|1889.05.09
|1990.12.14
|1990.12.14
|101 years, 219 days
|101 years, 219 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|10||{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|10
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
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|2019.11.29
|2019.11.29
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|2012.09.14<br /><small>Tupper</small>
|2012.09.14<br /><small>Sir Charkas Tupper</small>
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|11||{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|11
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
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|2020.05.25
|2020.05.25
|101 years, 118 days
|101 years, 118 days
|2013.07.27<br /><small>Athansiadis-Novas</small>
|2013.07.27<br /><small>Giorgios Athansiadis-Novas</small>
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|12
|12
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|2016.07.27
|2016.07.27
|101 years, 115 days
|101 years, 115 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|13
|13
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|1960.12.12
|1960.12.12
|101 years, 27 days
|101 years, 27 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|15||{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|15
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
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|2021.12.07
|2021.12.07
|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|2016.02.02<br /><small>Salam</small>
|2016.12.20<br /><small>HM Queen Juliana</small>
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|16||{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador||Acting Leader (1966)||1912.10.09||2013.08.09||100 years, 304 days||2008.11.28<br /><small>Original<small>
|16
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Acting Leader (1966)
|1912.10.09
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|17||{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|17
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
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|2022.07.14
|2022.07.14
|100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|2016.11.21<br /><small>Nguyen</small>
|2016.10.08<br /><small>Saeb Salam</small>
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|'''18'''||'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez () politician|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''18'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|President (1972–1976)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''2020.09.15'''<br /><small>Balaguer<small>
|'''2020.05.09'''<br /><small/>'''Pote Sarasin'''<br />
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|19
|19
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|2020.03.30
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|2014.03.04<br /><small>de Aycinena y Piñol</small>
|2014.02.20<br /><small>Héctor Trujilllo</small>
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|20||{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|20
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico
|Mexico
|President (1970–1976)
|President (1970–1976)
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|2022.07.08
|2022.07.08
|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|2017.04.16<br />al-Hakim
|2017.04.16<br /><small>Nguyễn Văn Tâm</small>
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|'''21'''||'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''21'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br>Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''2019.07.18<br /><small>Levingston</small>'''
|'''2019.06.12<br /><small>Sixrto Durán Ballén</small>'''
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|'''22'''||'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''22'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''2019.08.30<br /><small>Imbert Barrera</small>'''
|'''2019.07.21<br /><small>Nelson Mandela</small>'''
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|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|1904.04.26
|1904.04.26
|2004.06.10
|2004.06.10
|rowspan=2| 100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
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|1920.01.19
|1920.01.19
|2020.03.04
|2020.03.04
|2014.09.12<br>Talib
|2014.08.14<br /><small>Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol</small>
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|25
|25
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|2008.11.28
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|'''26'''||'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''26'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''2020.08.02<br /><small>Betancur'''<small><small>
|'''2020.03.15<br /><small>Tahar Ben Ammar</small>'''
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|27||{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}||Suriname ||President (1975–1980)||1910.05.12||2010.01.04||99 years, 237 days||2018.06.18<br>Mandela
|27
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|President (1975–1980)
|1910.05.12
|2010.01.04
|99 years, 237 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|28||{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|28
|Myanmar
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920.10.02
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 211 days
|2015.07.26<br><small>Chamorro Vargas</small>
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|29
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|India
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|1998.01.15
|1998.01.15
|99 years, 195 days
|99 years, 195 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920.10.02
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 211 days
|2015.07.26<br /><small>Sanya Dharmasaktti</small>
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|30||{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
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|Morocco
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|Somalia
|1919.05.01
|Interim president (1969)
|2018.09.20
|1912.12.09
|99 years, 142 days
|2012.06.12
|2013.11.11<br /><small>Dahayanake</small>
|99 years, 186 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|31
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Viet Nam
|President (1992–1997)
|1920.12.01
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|2015.09.04<br /><small>Martii Miettunen</small>
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|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|2008.05.01
|2008.05.01
|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|32
|33
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|2002.10.31
|2002.10.31
|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|34
|{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
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|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|34
|35
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|India
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|1995.04.10
|1995.04.10
|99 years, 41 days
|99 years, 41 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|35
|36
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
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|2011.09.08
|2011.09.08
|99 years, 32 days
|99 years, 32 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|'''37'''
|'''36'''||'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''2021.08.16<br /><small>de Sinimbu'''<small><small>
|'''2021.04.10<br /><small>Fred Degazon</small>'''
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|37
|38
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|2012.03.13
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|'''37'''
|'''39'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''  
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''  
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|'''2021.11.11<br /><small>Echandi Jiménez'''<small><small>
|'''2021.12.25<br /><small>Tomás Romero Pereira</small>'''
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|39||{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|40
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|2017.10.22<br /><small>Petar Stambolić</small>
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|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Tanzania
|Tanzania
|President (1985–1995)
|President (1985–1995)
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|2024.02.29
|2024.02.29
|98 years, 297 days
|98 years, 297 days
|2021.04.19<br /><small>Schaffner</small>
|2020.11.15<br /><small>Juan José Estrada</small>
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|40||{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|42
|Czechoslovakia
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|2017.11.10<br /><small>Pétain</small>
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|41||{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)
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|2019.05.26
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|2015.05.30<br /><small>Miettunen</small>
|2015.05.19<br /><small>Naji Talib</small>
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|42
|43
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Count Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
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|2009.11.15
|2009.11.15
|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
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|43
|44
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke|Sir Howard Harlan Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
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|2014.07.11
|2014.07.11
|98 years, 240 days
|98 years, 240 days
|2008.11.28
|2009.04.25<br /><small>Sir Alexander Bustamante</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|44||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|45||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France  
|France  
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
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|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original  
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original  
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|45||{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|46
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
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|2017.05.29
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|2013.02.22<br /><small>Malietoa Tanumafili II</small>
|2013.04.25<br /><small>Sir Allan Louisy</small>
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|46
|47
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|1978.03.22
|1978.03.22
|98 years, 203 days
|98 years, 203 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original<small>
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|47
|48
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
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|1973.02.14
|1973.02.14
|98 years, 196 days
|98 years, 196 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|48
|49
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal  
|Senegal
|President (1960–1962)
|President (1960–1962)
|1910.07.18
|1910.07.18
|2009.01.25
|2009.01.25
|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|49
|50
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
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|2007.06.08
|2007.06.08
|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|50
|51
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|Laos
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|2008.09.09
|2008.09.09
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 153 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|51||{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|52
|Viet Nam
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|President (1992–1997)
|1920.12.01
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|2015.10.18<br /><small>Aguinaldo</small>
|-
|52||{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
|President (1968–1969)
|President (1968–1969)
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|2016.07.18
|2016.07.18
|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|2012.07.01<br/><small>Solometsev</small>
|2012.06.23<br /><small>Sir Garfield Todd</small>
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|53
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|1916.05.21
|1916.05.21
|98 years, 112 days
|98 years, 112 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|55||{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|55
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
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|2023.02.06
|2023.02.06
|98 years, 110 days
|98 years, 110 days
|2020.08.20<br /><small>Romero Pereira<small>
|2020.04.16<br /><small>Antonio Imbert Barrera
|-
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|56||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|56
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
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|2019.04.23
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|2016.01.05<br /><small>Ibn Yahiya</small>
|2015.11.22<br /><small>Emilio Aguinaldo</small>
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|57
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|2014.10.21
|2014.10.21
|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|2009.11.18
|2010.04.30<br /><small>Tiburcio Carias Andino</small>
<small>Original</small>
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|58||{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|58
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|Italy
|President (2006–2015)
|President (2006–2015)
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|2023.09.22
|2023.09.22
|98 years, 85 days
|98 years, 85 days
|2021.07.13<br /><small>Mintoff<small>
|2021.01.12<br /><small>Robert Mugabe
|-
|-
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|59
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|2015.02.10
|2015.02.10
|98 years, 56 days
|98 years, 56 days
|2010.11.22<br /><small>Bordas Valdez
|2010.11.22<br /><small>Sir Mackenzie Bowell</small>
|-
|-
|61
|61
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|2009.01.27
|2009.01.27
|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''62'''
|'''62'''
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|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1=1926|2=5|3=29}}'''
|'''2022.08.17<br /><small>Youssoufi'''<small><small>
|'''2022.06.12'''<br /><small>'''Dom Mintoff'''</small>
|-
|-
|63
|63
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|2008.03.21
|2008.03.21
|98 years, 13 days
|98 years, 13 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|65
|65
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|2023.01.03
|2023.01.03
|97 years, 319 days
|97 years, 319 days
|2022.04.25<br /><small>Chaves<small>
|2021.12.30
<small>Joaquin Balaguer
|-
|-
|66||{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|66
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br/>State President (1982–1989)
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)
|1917.06.17
|1917.06.17
|2015.05.09
|2015.05.09
|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|2011.08.15<br/>Phạm
|2011.09.14<br /><small>Phạm Văn Đồng</small>
|-
|-
|67
|67
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|1985.11.14
|1985.11.14
|97 years, 289 days
|97 years, 289 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|68
|68
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|1908.02.17
|1908.02.17
|97 years, 272 days
|97 years, 272 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|69
|69
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|1963.10.30
|1963.10.30
|97 years, 267 days
|97 years, 267 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|70
|70
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|2018.12.28
|2018.12.28
|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|2016.08.13
|2016.04.23<br /><small>-</small>
<small>Ben Bella</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''71'''
|'''71'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''2023.01.24<br /><small>Youssoufi'''<small><small>
|'''2022.12.14<small>HH Michael I'''
|-
|-
|72||{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|72
|{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
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|2020.08.14
|2020.08.14
|97 years, 217 days
|97 years, 217 days
|2018.04.28<br />Ben Bella
|2018.04.28<br /><small>Ahmed Ben Bella</small>
|-
|-
|73||{{Wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}
|73
|{{Wp|1=Arnaldo Forlani}}
|Italy
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
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|2023.07.06
|2023.07.06
|97 years, 210 days
|97 years, 210 days
|
|2021.10.11<br /><small>Belisario Betancuur</small>
|-
|-
|74||{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela ||President (1993-1994)||1916.11.28||2014.06.14||97 years, 208 days||2018.11.05<br />Degazon
|74
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|President (1993-1994)
|1916.11.28
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days
|2010.11.04<br /><small>José Bordas Valdez</small>
|-
|-
|75
|75
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''2023.06.06<br /><small>Ek'''
|'''2023.01.21<Br/><small>Mario Echandi Jiménez</small>'''
|-
|-
|77||{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|77
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|President (1988–2000)
|President (1988–2000)
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|2020.07.30
|2020.07.30
|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|2018.05.18<br />Durán Ballén
|2018.04.15<br /><small>Philippe Pétain</small>
|-
|-
|78||{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|78
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
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|2017.10.04
|2017.10.04
|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|2015.01.10<br /><small>Dharmasakti</small>
|2014.12.02<br /><small>Emilio Bello Codesido</small>
|-
|-
|79
|79
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|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|80||{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|80
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|President (1990–1994)
|1918.11.23
|1918.11.26
|2016.04.19
|2016.04.19
|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|2013.05.21<br /><small>Louisy</small>
|2013.05.26<br /><small>Charles de Freycinet</small>
|-
|-
|81
|81
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|2013.04.14
|2013.04.14
|97 years, 140 days
|97 years, 140 days
|2010.11.01<br /><small>Bordas Valdez</small>
|2023.08.20<br /><small>Federico Chaves</small>
|-
|-
|82
|82
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|2000.02.08
|2000.02.08
|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|83||{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||Prime Minister (1988)||1913.10.04||2011.02.04||97 years, 123 days||2019.11.05<br /><small>Ciampi</small>
|83
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|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|1xx
|Haiti
|{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Romania
|1913.10.04
|First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)
|2011.02.04
|1913.05.16
|97 years, 123 days
|2010.08.21
|2009.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|97 years, 97 days
|- bgcolor= "#ffd700"|
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|'''84'''
|'''84'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|2023.08.20<br /><small>Deustua<small>
|'''2023.08.20'''<small>'''Fumio Gotō'''
|-
|-
|85||{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|85
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|State President (1964–1991)
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|2021.06.17
|2021.06.17
|97 years, 50 days
|97 years, 50 days
|2019.11.05<br /><small>Estrada</small>
|2019.09.29
<small>Sir Cuthbert Sebastian</small>
|-
|-
|86||{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|86
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
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|2016.08.24
|2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|2014.01.30<br /><small>Trujillo</small>
|2014.01.28<br /><small>Wijeyananda Dahayanake</small>
|-
|-
|87||{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|87
|West Germany
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|1918.12.23
|2015.11.10
|96 years, 322 days
|2013.06.22<br /><small>de Freycinet</small>
|-
|88
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)
|1912.01.01
|2008.11.04
|96 years, 308 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|89
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|1968.02.25
|1968.02.25
|96 years, 275 days
|96 years, 275 days
|2008.11.28<br /<small>Original</small>
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|90
|88
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|1915.11.25
|2013.04.14
|97 years, 140 days
|2009.07.31<br /><small>Victor Paz Estensorro</small>
|-
|89
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Israel
|Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
|1915.10.22
|1915.10.22
|2012.06.30
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|96 years, 252 days
|2008.11.28
|2009.03.23<br /><small>Sandro Pertini</small>
<small>Bustamante</small>
|-
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|90
|1xx
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}
|West Germany
|Ecuador
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|Jefe Supremo (1935–1937)
|1918.12.23
|1877.06.04
|2015.11.10
|1974.02.09
|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 250 days
|2013.06.22<br /><small>Charles de Freycinet</small>
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>-->
|-
|-
|91
|91
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)
|1912.01.01
|2008.11.04
|96 years, 308 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|92
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
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|2000.04.06
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|96 years, 247 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|92
|93
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|Soviet Union
|Soviet Union
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|1986.11.08
|1986.11.08
|96 years, 244 days
|96 years, 244 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|93||{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|94
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
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|2022.05.13
|2022.05.13
|96 years, 224 days
|96 years, 224 days
|2021.11.11<br /><small>Michato el I<small>
|2021.07.10<br /><small>Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
|-
|-
|94||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|95
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
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|2017.07.14
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|96 years, 191 days
|2016.01.01<br /><small>Tell Villegas Pulido/Bustanante y Rivero</small>
|2015.10.29<br /><small>Constantin Ion Parhon</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|-
|'''95'''||'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|96
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1902)
|1849.03.22
|1945.08.06
|96 years, 137 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''97'''
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|'''2024.06.23<br />'''<small/>'''Elizabeth II'''
|'''2024.04.18<br /><small>Pedro Lascuráin</small>'''
|-
|-
|96
|98
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|{{wp|1=Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|Queen (1952–2022)
|Queen (1952–2022)
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|2022.09.09
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|96 years, 140 days
|2022.07.04<br /><small>Lascuráin<small>
|2022.04.02<br /><small>Hans Schaffner
|-
|-
|97
|99
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|Peru
|China
|Prime Minister (1902)
|General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989-2002)<br />President (1993-2003)
|1849.03.22
|1926.08.17
|1945.08.06
|20222.11.30
|96 years, 137 days
|96 years, 105 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|2022.09.23<br /><small>João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu</small>
|-
|-
|98
|100
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
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|2020.05.29
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days
|96 years, 82 days
|2019.09.11<br />Sarasin
|2019.08.06<br /><small>Roberto M. Levingston
|-
|-
|99
|1xx
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascuráin}}
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascuráin}}
|Mexico
|Mexico
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|1952.07.21
|1952.07.21
|96 years, 74 days
|96 years, 74 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|President (1949–1954)
|1882.02.15
|1978.04.24
|96 years, 68 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
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|1xx
|{{Wp|Fumio Gotō}}
|Japan
|Acting Prime Minister (1936)
|1884.03.07
|1980.05.13
|96 years, 67 days
|2008.11.28
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|}
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!! '''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''||'''After'''
|+The following persons might be older than ''93-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|-
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Interim president (1969)
|1912
|2012.06.12
|99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|Malawi
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|1898
|1997.11.27
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1967)
|1901
|1998.07.13
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|}
|}

Revision as of 05:56, 1 July 2024

This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1 January 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.

Gallery

  • Oldest:
    Cambodia
    Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, lived: 103 years, 143 days)
    served 1962

  • 2nd Oldest:
    Turkey
    Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

  • 3rd-Oldest:
    France
    Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
    served: 1962

  • 19th-oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 100 years, 242 days)
    served: 1972–1976

List

Ages are up to date 07/3/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Date Entered
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days 2008.11.28
Original
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		1883.05.16 1986.08.22 103 years, 98 days 2008.11.28
Original
3 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891.12.30 1994.12.13 102 years, 343 days 2008.11.28
Original
4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days 2008.11.28
Original
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.03 102 years, 48 days 2008.11.28
Original
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days 2011.03.13
Alfonso López Michelsen
7 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days 2008.11.28
Original
8 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)

General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)

1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days 2011.02.04
Carlos Mancheno Cajas
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days 2008.11.28
Original
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days 2012.09.14
Sir Charkas Tupper
11 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days 2013.07.27
Giorgios Athansiadis-Novas
12 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days 2008.11.28
Original
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days 2008.11.28

Original

14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days 2008.11.28
Original
15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days 2016.12.20
HM Queen Juliana
16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days 2008.11.28
Original
17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days 2016.10.08
Saeb Salam
18 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04 Alive 100 years, 242 days 2020.05.09
Pote Sarasin
19 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days 2014.02.20
Héctor Trujilllo
20 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days 2017.04.16
Nguyễn Văn Tâm
21 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 146 days 2019.06.12
Sixrto Durán Ballén
22 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 122 days 2019.07.21
Nelson Mandela
23 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days 2008.11.28
Original
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04 2014.08.14
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol
25 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days 2008.11.28

Original

26 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 276 days 2020.03.15
Tahar Ben Ammar
27 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days 2008.11.28
Original
28 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898.07.04 1998.01.15 99 years, 195 days 2008.11.28
Original
29 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days 2015.07.26
Sanya Dharmasaktti
30 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912.12.09 2012.06.12 99 years, 186 days 2008.11.28
Original
31 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days 2015.09.04
Martii Miettunen
32 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days 2008.11.28
Original
33 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days 2008.11.28
Original
34 Sir Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days 2008.11.28
Original
35 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days 2008.11.28
Original
36 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days 2008.11.28
Original
37 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 359 days 2021.04.10
Fred Degazon
38 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days 2008.11.28
Original
39 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 352 days 2021.12.25
Tomás Romero Pereira
40 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days 2017.10.22
Petar Stambolić
41 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days 2020.11.15
Juan José Estrada
42 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days 2015.05.19
Naji Talib
43 Pierre Count Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days 2008.11.28
Original
44 Sir Howard Harlan Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days 2009.04.25
Sir Alexander Bustamante
45 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days 2008.11.28
Original
46 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days 2013.04.25
Sir Allan Louisy
47 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days 2008.11.28
Original
48 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days 2008.11.28
Original
49 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days 2008.11.28
Original
50 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days 2008.11.28
Original
51 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days 2008.11.28
Original
52 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days 2012.06.23
Sir Garfield Todd
53 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.10.19 98 years, 122 days 2008.11.28
Original
54 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818.01.30 1916.05.21 98 years, 112 days 2008.11.28
Original
55 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days 2020.04.16
Antonio Imbert Barrera
56 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days 2015.11.22
Emilio Aguinaldo
57 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days 2010.04.30
Tiburcio Carias Andino
58 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days 2021.01.12
Robert Mugabe
59 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868.02.26 1966.05.15 98 years, 78 days 2008.11.28
Original
60 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days 2010.11.22
Sir Mackenzie Bowell
61 R. Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days 2008.11.28
Original
62 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 35 days 2022.06.12
Dom Mintoff
63 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days 2008.11.28
Original
64 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days 2008.11.28
Original
65 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days 2021.12.30

Joaquin Balaguer

66 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917.06.17 2015.05.09 97 years, 296 days 2011.09.14
Phạm Văn Đồng
67 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888.01.29 1985.11.14 97 years, 289 days 2008.11.28
Original
68 Baron Ignaz von Plener Austria-Hungary Minister-President (1870) 1810.05.21 1908.02.17 97 years, 272 days 2008.11.28
Original
69 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days 2008.11.28
Original
70 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days 2016.04.23
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71 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 243 days 2022.12.14HH Michael I
72 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days 2018.04.28
Ahmed Ben Bella
73 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925.12.08 2023.07.06 97 years, 210 days 2021.10.11
Belisario Betancuur
74 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days 2010.11.04
José Bordas Valdez
75 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days 2008.11.28
Original
76 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 207 days 2023.01.21
Mario Echandi Jiménez
77 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days 2018.04.15
Philippe Pétain
78 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days 2014.12.02
Emilio Bello Codesido
79 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days 2008.11.28
Original
80 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days 2013.05.26
Charles de Freycinet
81 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days 2023.08.20
Federico Chaves
82 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974) 		1902.09.23 2000.02.08 97 years, 138 days 2008.11.28
Original
83 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days 2009.11.28
Original
84 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 89 days 2023.08.20Fumio Gotō
85 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days 2019.09.29

Sir Cuthbert Sebastian

86 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days 2014.01.28
Wijeyananda Dahayanake
87 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.25 96 years, 275 days 2008.11.28
Original
88 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days 2009.07.31
Victor Paz Estensorro
89 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days 2009.03.23
Sandro Pertini
90 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days 2013.06.22
Charles de Freycinet
91 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days 2008.11.28
Original
92 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days 2008.11.28
Original
93 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.11.08 96 years, 244 days 2008.11.28
Original
94 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925.10.01 2022.05.13 96 years, 224 days 2021.07.10
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
95 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days 2015.10.29
Constantin Ion Parhon
96 Alejandro Deustua Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849.03.22 1945.08.06 96 years, 137 days 2008.11.28
Original
97 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 150 days 2024.04.18
Pedro Lascuráin
98 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days 2022.04.02
Hans Schaffner
99 Jiang Zemin China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989-2002)
President (1993-2003) 		1926.08.17 20222.11.30 96 years, 105 days 2022.09.23
João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu
100 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days 2019.08.06
Roberto M. Levingston
1xx Pedro Lascuráin Mexico Acting President (1913) 1856.05.08 1952.07.21 96 years, 74 days 2008.11.28
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No. Name State Position Birth Death Age age by 12-31-24
1 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 54 days 96 years, 235 days
2 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 53 days 96 years, 234 days
3 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 311 days 96 years, 126 days
4 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 254 days 96 years, 69 days
5 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 62 days 95 years, 243 days
6 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 52 days 95 years, 233 days
7 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 350 days 95 years, 165 days
8 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 291 days 95 years, 106 days
9 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 259 days 95 years, 74 days
10 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 231 days 95 years, 46 days
11 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 215 days 95 years, 30 days
12 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 196 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
15 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 188 days 95 years, 3 days
16 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 182 days 94 years, 363 days
17 Ion Iliescu Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)		 1930.03.03 Alive 94 years, 122 days 94 years, 303 days
18 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 79 days 94 years, 260 days
19 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 70 days 94 years, 251 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country

Sex

Lifespan Became eldest Ceased Death
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 1802.10.19 1897.05.14
aged 94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 1806.07.17 1897.05.14 1899.02.26
aged 92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 1810.01.27 1899.02.26 1900.04.12
90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 1810.03.02 1900.04.12 1903.07.20
aged 93 years, 140 days

Freihrr Ignaz von Plener

Austria M 1810.02.21 1903.07.20 1908.02.17
aged 97 years, 272 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 1818.01.30 1908.02.17 1916.05.21
aged 98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 1823.12.27 1916.05.21 1917.12.10
aged 93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet France M 1828.11.14 1917.12.10 1923.05.14
aged 94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 1835.02.25 1923.05.14 1924.07.02
aged 89 years, 127 days

Jules Méline

France M 1838.05.20 1924.07.02 1925.12.21
aged 87 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 1838.06.08 1925.12.21 1932.03.10
aged 93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 1841.11.15 1932.03.10 1935.09.06
aged 93 years, 295 days
Lizardo Garcia Ecuador

M

1844.04.26 1935.09.06 1937.05.29
aged 93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 1848.01.22 1937.05.29 1939.09.12
aged 91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 1849.03.22 1939.09.12 1945.08.06
aged 96 years, 138 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City M 1851.04.10 1945.08.06 1948.05.16
aged 96 years, 312 days
Philippe Petain France M 1856.04.24 1948.02.16 1951.07.23
aged 95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 1856.05.08 1951.07.23 1952.07.21
aged 96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 1859.11.15 1952.07.21 1960.12.12
aged 101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás Brazil M 1868.02.26 1960.12.12 1966.05.15
aged 98 years, 78 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 1871.05.26 1966.05.15 1968.02.26
aged 96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 1872..03.15 1968.02.26 1969.08.14
aged 97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 1873.08.04 1969.08.14 1972.03.28
aged 98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 1874.08.02 1972.03.28 1973.02.14
aged 98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 1875.07.10 1973.02.14 1973.07.25
aged 98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 1877.06.04 1973.07.25 1974.02.09
aged 96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 1879.05.20 1974.02.09 1977.09.17
aged 98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 1879.08.31 1977.09.17 1978.03.22
aged 98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 1882.02.15 1978.03.22 1978.04.24
aged 96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 1883.05.16 1978.04.24 1986.08.22
aged 103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 1886.07.05 1986.08.22 1988.05.14
aged 101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M• 1887.12.03 1988.05.14 1990.01.20
aged 102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 1889.05.09 1990.01.20 1990.12.14
aged 101 years, 220 days
Antoine Pinay France M 1891.12.30 1990.12.14 1994.12.13
aged 102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai India M 1896.02.29 1994.12.13 1995.04.10

aged 99 years, 41 days

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 1898.07.04 1995.04.10 1998.01.15
aged 99 years, 195 days
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 1998.01.15 1998.07.13
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M

1902.09.23

1998.07.13 2000.02.08
aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 1903.07.27 2000.02.08 2002.10.31
aged 99 years, 142 days
Xenophon Zolotas Greece M 1904.04.26 2002.10.31 2004.06.10

aged 100 years, 45 days

Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1905.09.01 2004.01.06.10 2009.01.22
aged 103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 1910.04.10 2009.01.22 2009.04.16
aged 99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 1910.12.10 2009.04.16 2010.01.04
aged 99 years, 237 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 1911.01.11 2010..01.04 2012.03.15
aged 101 years, 64 days
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 1912.10.09 2012.03.15 2013.08.09
aged 100 years, 304 days
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 1914.07.03 2013.08.09 2017.01.30
aged 102 years, 211 days
Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 1917.02.02 2017.01.30 2018.10.01
aged 101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 1917.03.02 2018.10.01 2019.01.17
aged 101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 1918.05.27 2019.01.17 2019.11.29
aged 101 years, 186 days
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M

1919.02.26

2019.11.29 2020.05.20
aged 101 years, 89 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 1921.01.29 2020.05.20 2021.12.07
aged 100 years, 312 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 1921.10.14 2021.12.07 2022.07.14

aged 100 years, 283 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 1924.02.08 2022.07.14 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 146 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 242 days

See also

References


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