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|6||{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}||Sudan||{{wp|List of prime minis|ers of Sudan|Prime Minister}} (1969)||1917||2019||101 years, 321 days
|6||{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}||Sudan||{{wp|List of prime minis|ers of Sudan|Prime Minister}} (1969)||1917||2019||101 years, 321 days
|<ref name=":0">[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/world/europe/constantine-mitsotakis-dead-greece-prime-minister-in-90s.html Constantine Mitsotakis, Former Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 98]</ref>
|<ref name=":0">[https://www.alnilin.com/13013889.htm رئاسة الجمهورية تحتسب عند الله تعالى مولانا بابكر عوض الله]</ref>
|30 August 2011<br /><small>Charles de Freycinet</small>
|30 August 2011<br /><small>Charles de Freycinet</small>
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|44||{{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1990–1993)||1918||2017||98 years, 223 days
|44||{{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1990–1993)||1918||2017||98 years, 223 days
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|<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-29/constantine-mitsotakis-who-forged-greece-eu-ties-dies-at-98 Constantine Mitsotakis, Who Forged Greek-EU Ties, Dies at 98]</ref>
|16 June 2013<br /><small>Kiro Gligorov</small>
|16 June 2013<br /><small>Kiro Gligorov</small>
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|45||{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1926–1931)||1879||1978||98 years, 203 days
|45||{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1926–1931)||1879||1978||98 years, 203 days
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|46 ||{{wp|Émile Reuter}}||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister}} (1918–1925)||1874||1973||98 years, 196 days
|46 ||{{wp|Émile Reuter}}||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister}} (1918–1925)||1874||1973||98 years, 196 days
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|47||{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Senegal|Prime Minister}} (1960–1962)||1910||2009||98 years, 191 days
|47||{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Senegal|Prime Minister}} (1960–1962)||1910||2009||98 years, 191 days
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|48||{{wp|Aden Adde}}|| Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|President}} (1960–1967)||1908|| 2007||98 years, 181 days
|48||{{wp|Aden Adde}}|| Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|President}} (1960–1967)||1908|| 2007||98 years, 181 days
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|<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200705220976.html Somalia: First President Dies At the Age of 99]</ref>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|'''49'''||'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''||'''Tanzania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Tanzania|President}} (1985–1995)<br>{{wp|Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi}} (1990–1992)||'''1925'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|'''49'''||'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''||'''Tanzania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Tanzania|President}} (1985–1995)<br>{{wp|Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi}} (1990–1992)||'''1925'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|<ref name=":2" />
|<ref>[https://www.theafricareport.com/284354/tanzania-will-princeling-mwinyi-avoid-fathers-mistakes/ Tanzania: Will princeling Mwinyi avoid father's mistakes?]</ref>
|'''21 May 2021'''<br />'''<small>Dom Mintoff</small>'''
|'''21 May 2021'''<br />'''<small>Dom Mintoff</small>'''
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|50||{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||Laos||{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1992–1998)||1910||2008||98 years, 153 days
|50||{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||Laos||{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1992–1998)||1910||2008||98 years, 153 days
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|<ref>[https://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/world/asia/13nouhak.html Nouhak Phoumsavanh, Former President of Laos Dies at 98]</ref>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|51||{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}||Vietnam||{{wp|List of presidents of Vietnam|President}} (1992–1997)||1920||2019||98 years, 142 days
|51||{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}||Vietnam||{{wp|List of presidents of Vietnam|President}} (1992–1997)||1920||2019||98 years, 142 days
|<ref name=":4" />||26 January 2016<br /><small>Pak Song-chol</small>
|<ref>[https://vnexpress.net/nguyen-chu-tich-nuoc-le-duc-anh-tu-tran-3912944.html Nguyên Chủ tịch nước Lê Đức Anh từ trần]</ref>||26 January 2016<br /><small>Pak Song-chol</small>
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|52||{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}||Dahomey||{{wp|List of presidents of Benin|President}} (1968–1969)||1918||2016|| 98 years, 127 days
|52||{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}||Dahomey||{{wp|List of presidents of Benin|President}} (1968–1969)||1918||2016|| 98 years, 127 days
|<ref name=":5" />||5 October 2012<br /><small>Héctor Trujillo</small>
|<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/07/29/97001-20160729FILWWW00134-benin-mort-de-l-ancien-president-emile-derlin-zinsou.php Bénin: mort de l'ex-président Derlin-Zinsou]</ref>||5 October 2012<br /><small>Héctor Trujillo</small>
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|53||{{wp|Borys Martos}}|| Ukraine||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)||1879||1977||98 years, 122 days
|53||{{wp|Borys Martos}}|| Ukraine||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)||1879||1977||98 years, 122 days
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|<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/23/archives/borys-martos-exleader-of-independent-ukraine.html?_r=0 BORYS MARTOS, EX‐LEADER  OF INDEPENDENT UKRAINE]</ref>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|54||{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||{{Wp|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Governor-President}} (1849)||1818||1916 ||98 years, 112 days
|54||{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||{{Wp|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Governor-President}} (1849)||1818||1916 ||98 years, 112 days
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|<ref>[http://epa.oszk.hu/03000/03058/00017/pdf/EPA03058_budapest_2016_05_009-011.pdf/ Görgei Artúr halála és temetése]</ref>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|55||{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}||Czechoslovakia||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia|Prime Minister}} (1970–1988)||1924||2023||98 years, 110 days
|55||{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}||Czechoslovakia||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia|Prime Minister}} (1970–1988)||1924||2023||98 years, 110 days
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|<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lubomir-strougal-czechoslovak-communist-leader-dies-98-96927568 Lubomir Strougal, Czechoslovak communist leader, dies at 98]</ref>
|30 August 2020<br /><small>Joaquín Balaguer</small>
|30 August 2020<br /><small>Joaquín Balaguer</small>
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|56||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of monarchs of Luxembourg|Grand Duke}} (1964–2000)||1921 || 2019|| 98 years, 108 days
|56||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of monarchs of Luxembourg|Grand Duke}} (1964–2000)||1921 || 2019|| 98 years, 108 days
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|<ref>[https://delano.lu/article/delano_98-worlds-oldest-monarch-luxembourg 98: world's oldest monarch, in Luxembourg]</ref>
|3 April 2016<br /><small>Hassan al-Hakim</small>
|3 April 2016<br /><small>Hassan al-Hakim</small>
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|57||{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}||Australia|| ((wp |{{Wp|List of prime ministers of Australia|Prime Minister}} (1972–1975)||1916|| 2014 ||98 years, 102 days
|57||{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}||Australia|| ((wp |{{Wp|List of prime ministers of Australia|Prime Minister}} (1972–1975)||1916|| 2014 ||98 years, 102 days
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|<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-21/gough-whitlam-remembered-as-giant-of-australian-politics/5828836 Gough Whitlam dies aged 98; former PM remembered as 'giant' of Australian politics]</ref>
|22 July 2010<br /><small>Alfonso López Michelsen</small>
|22 July 2010<br /><small>Alfonso López Michelsen</small>
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|'''58'''|| '''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||'''Malaysia'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Malaysia|Prime Minister}} (1981–2003; 2018–2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''58'''|| '''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||'''Malaysia'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Malaysia|Prime Minister}} (1981–2003; 2018–2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
| ||'''20 August 2021'''<br />'''<small>King Michael I</small>'''
| <ref>[https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/former-malaysian-premier-mahathir-admitted-to-hospital-for-infection-3668219 Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir admitted to hospital for infection]</ref>||'''20 August 2021'''<br />'''<small>King Michael I</small>'''
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|'''59'''|| '''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||'''Afghanistan'''||{{wp|Prime Minister of Afghanistan|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1988-1989)|| '''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|'''59'''|| '''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||'''Afghanistan'''||{{wp|Prime Minister of Afghanistan|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1988-1989)|| '''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
| ||'''24 December 2021'''<br />'''<small>Fumio Gotō</small>'''
| <ref>[https://www.haqiqat.org/تاریخی/داکتر-صبور-سیاسنگ-پراکنده-های-پیوسته/ داکتر صبور سیاسنگ: پراکنده‌های پیوسته]</ref>||'''24 December 2021'''<br />'''<small>Fumio Gotō</small>'''
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|60||{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}||Italy||{{wp|list of presidents of Italy|President}} (2006–2015)||1925||2023||98 years, 85 days
|60||{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}||Italy||{{wp|list of presidents of Italy|President}} (2006–2015)||1925||2023||98 years, 85 days
| ||5 August 2021<br /><small>The Viscount of Sinimbu</small>
| <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/world/europe/giorgio-napolitano-dead.html Giorgio Napolitano, Italian Post-Communist Pillar, Dies at 98]</ref>||5 August 2021<br /><small>The Viscount of Sinimbu</small>
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|61||{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil||{{wp|List of heads of state of Brazil|President}} (1914–1918)||1868||1966||98 years, 78 days
|61||{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil||{{wp|List of heads of state of Brazil|President}} (1914–1918)||1868||1966||98 years, 78 days
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|62||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Claude Rostain}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1972–1977)||1916||2015||98 years, 56 days
|62||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Claude Rostain}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1972–1977)||1916||2015||98 years, 56 days
| ||17 April 2011<br /><small>Sir Charles Tupper</small>
| &ndash;||17 April 2011<br /><small>Sir Charles Tupper</small>
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|63||{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}||India||{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (1987–1992)||1910||2009||98 years, 54 days
|63||{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}||India||{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (1987–1992)||1910||2009||98 years, 54 days
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
| <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090131152540/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090081563 Former President R Venkataraman dies]</ref>||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|64||{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}||Hungary||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungary|Prime Minister}} (1919)||1875||1973||98 years, 15 days<br />|98 years,  
|64||{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}||Hungary||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungary|Prime Minister}} (1919)||1875||1973||98 years, 15 days<br />|98 years, 15 days
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|65||{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||Colombia||{{wp|List of presidents of Columbia|President}} (1957–1958)||1910||2008 ||98 years, 13 days
|65||{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||Colombia||{{wp|List of presidents of Columbia|President}} (1957–1958)||1910||2008 ||98 years, 13 days
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|66||{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||Czechoslovakia||{{wp|First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia|Communist General Secretary}} (1987–1989)||1922||2020||97 years, 332 days
|66||{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||Czechoslovakia||{{wp|First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia|Communist General Secretary}} (1987–1989)||1922||2020||97 years, 332 days
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|<ref>[https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-zemrel-milos-jakes-40330562 Zemřel Miloš Jakeš]</ref>
|28 February 2020<br /><small>Carlo Azeglio Ciampi</small>
|28 February 2020<br /><small>Carlo Azeglio Ciampi</small>
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|67||{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}||Jordan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Jordan|Prime Minister}} (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1925||2023||97 years, 319 days
|67||{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}||Jordan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Jordan|Prime Minister}} (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1925||2023||97 years, 319 days
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|<ref>[https://en.royanews.tv/news/39092/2023-01-03 Former Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali passes away]</ref>
|3 May 2022<br /><small>Pedro Lascuráin</small>
|3 May 2022<br /><small>Pedro Lascuráin</small>
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|68||{{wp|Kenan Evren}}||Türkiye||{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President of the N.S.C.}} (1980–1982)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|State President}} (1982–1989)|| 1917||2015||97 years, 296 days
|68||{{wp|Kenan Evren}}||Türkiye||{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President of the N.S.C.}} (1980–1982)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|State President}} (1982–1989)|| 1917||2015||97 years, 296 days
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|<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-evren-idUKKBN0NU0QM20150509 Former Turkish president Evren dies aged 97]</ref>
|27 January 2012<br /><small>Wijeyananda Dahayanake</small>
|27 January 2012<br /><small>Wijeyananda Dahayanake</small>
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|69||{{wp|Wellington Koo}}||China||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Acting Premier}} (1924)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of the Republic of China|Acting President}} (1926–1927)||1888||1985||97 years, 289 days
|69||{{wp|Wellington Koo}}||China||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Acting Premier}} (1924)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of the Republic of China|Acting President}} (1926–1927)||1888||1985||97 years, 289 days
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
| <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/16/world/vk-wellington-koo-dies-a-former-premier-of-chine.html V.K. WELLINGTON KOO DIES; A FORMER PREMIER OF CHINE]</ref>||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|70||{{wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}||Cisleithania<br>(Austria-Hungary)||{{wp|List of ministers-president of Austria|Minister-President}} (1870)||1810||1908||97 years, 272 days
|70||{{wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}||Cisleithania<br>(Austria-Hungary)||{{wp|List of ministers-president of Austria|Minister-President}} (1870)||1810||1908||97 years, 272 days
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|72||{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}||Algeria||{{Wp|List of presidents of Algeria|Chair of the Constitutional Counci}}l (1992)||1921||2018||97 years, 245 days
|72||{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}||Algeria||{{Wp|List of presidents of Algeria|Chair of the Constitutional Counci}}l (1992)||1921||2018||97 years, 245 days
| ||13 August 2016<br /><small>Ahmed Ben Bella</small>
| <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190101061538/http://dia-algerie.com/deces-dabdelmalek-benhabyles-president-conseil-constitutionnel-chadli/ Décès d’Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli]</ref>||13 August 2016<br /><small>Ahmed Ben Bella</small>
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|73||{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Episcopal Veguer}} (1972–1993)||1923||2020 ||97 years, 217 days
|73||{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Episcopal Veguer}} (1972–1993)||1923||2020 ||97 years, 217 days
| ||13 February 2020<br /><small>Fred Degazon</small>
| <ref>[https://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/nacional/2020/08/14/mor_exveguer_frances_badia_165369_1125.html Mor l'exveguer Francesc Badia]</ref>||13 February 2020<br /><small>Fred Degazon</small>
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|74||{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}||Italy||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Italy|Prime Minister}} (1980–1981)||1925 ||2023||97 years, 210 days
|74||{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}||Italy||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Italy|Prime Minister}} (1980–1981)||1925 ||2023||97 years, 210 days
| ||14 February 2022<br /><small>Federico Chaves</small>
| <ref>[https://www.lastampa.it/politica/2023/07/06/news/morto_arnaldo_forlani-12927992/ Addio ad Arnaldo Forlani, l’ultimo del Caf. Casini: “Per me fu un onore stargli al fianco”. Lunedì lutto nazionale e funerali di Stato a Roma]</ref>||14 February 2022<br /><small>Federico Chaves</small>
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|75||{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela||{{wp|List of presidents of Venezuela|President}} (1993–1994)||1916||2014||97 years, 208 days
|75||{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela||{{wp|List of presidents of Venezuela|President}} (1993–1994)||1916||2014||97 years, 208 days
| ||8 March 2011<br /><small>Mikhail Solometsev</small>
| &ndash;||8 March 2011<br /><small>Mikhail Solometsev</small>
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|76||{{wp|He Yingqin}}||Taiwan|| {{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949) ||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days
|76||{{wp|He Yingqin}}||Taiwan|| {{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949) ||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days
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|77||{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}||Taiwan||{{wp|List of presidents of the Republic of China|President}} (1988–2000)<br>{{wp|Kuomintang|Chairman of the Kuomintang}} (1988–2000)||1923||2020||97 years, 197 days
|77||{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}||Taiwan||{{wp|List of presidents of the Republic of China|President}} (1988–2000)<br>{{wp|Kuomintang|Chairman of the Kuomintang}} (1988–2000)||1923||2020||97 years, 197 days
| ||24 June 2018<br /><small>Roberto Marcelo Levington</small>
| <ref>[https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2020/07/31/2003740871 Former president Lee Teng-hui dies]</ref>||24 June 2018<br /><small>Roberto Marcelo Levington</small>
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|78||{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}||Ireland||{{wp|Taoiseach|Taoiseach}} (1973–1977)||1920||2017||97 years, 174 days
|78||{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}||Ireland||{{wp|Taoiseach|Taoiseach}} (1973–1977)||1920||2017||97 years, 174 days
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|<ref>[http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/former-taoiseach-liam-cosgrave-dies-at-97-808555.html Former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave dies at 97]</ref>
|3 May 2015<br /><small>Dušan Dragosavac</small>
|3 May 2015<br /><small>Dušan Dragosavac</small>
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|80||{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}||Chile||{{wp|List of presidents of Chile|President}} (1990–1994)||1918||2016||97 years, 145 days
|80||{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}||Chile||{{wp|List of presidents of Chile|President}} (1990–1994)||1918||2016||97 years, 145 days
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|<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-aylwin-idUSKCN0XG1ZY Aylwin, who led Chile's transition after Pinochet, dies at 97]</ref>
|26 August 2013<br /><small>Sanya Dharmasakti</small>
|26 August 2013<br /><small>Sanya Dharmasakti</small>
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|'''81'''||'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||'''Senegal'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Senegal|President}} (2000–2012)|||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''81'''||'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||'''Senegal'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Senegal|President}} (2000–2012)|||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
| ||'''22 September 2022'''<br />'''<small>Alejandro Deustua</small>'''
| <ref>[https://www.voicegambia.com/2023/07/05/former-president-of-senegal-others-applaud-mackysalls-recent-announcement/ Former President of Senegal, Others Applaud Macky Sall's Recent Announcement]</ref>||'''22 September 2022'''<br />'''<small>Alejandro Deustua</small>'''
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|82||{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru
|82||{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1988–1989) ||1915||2013||97 years, 140 days
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1988–1989) ||1915||2013||97 years, 140 days
| ||30 November 2009<br /><small>Carlos Mancheno Cajas</small>
| <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130417033113/http://peru21.pe/politica/fallecio-armando-villanueva-lider-historico-apra-2126480 Murió Armando Villanueva, líder histórico del Apra]</ref>||30 November 2009<br /><small>Carlos Mancheno Cajas</small>
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|83||{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}||Romania||{{Wp|List of presidents of Romania|President of the Presidium}} (1958–1961) <br>{{wp|List of presidents of Romania|(Acting} President}} (1965) <br>{{wp|List of prime ministers of Romania|Prime Minister}} (1961–1974)||1902||2000||97 years, 138 days
|83||{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}||Romania||{{Wp|List of presidents of Romania|President of the Presidium}} (1958–1961) <br>{{wp|List of presidents of Romania|(Acting} President}} (1965) <br>{{wp|List of prime ministers of Romania|Prime Minister}} (1961–1974)||1902||2000||97 years, 138 days
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|&ndash;
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|84||{{wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Haiti|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1913||2011||97 years, 123 days
|84||{{wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Haiti|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1913||2011||97 years, 123 days
|
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110212111515/http://www.radiokiskeya.com/spip.php?article7489 Décès de l’ancien Premier ministre Martial Célestin, 97 ans]</ref>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|85||{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}|||Romania||{{wp|Romanian Communist Party|First Secretary of the Workers' Party}} (1954–1955)|| 1913||2010||97 years, 97 days
|85||{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}|||Romania||{{wp|Romanian Communist Party|First Secretary of the Workers' Party}} (1954–1955)|| 1913||2010||97 years, 97 days
|
|<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/world/europe/27apostol.html?referer=https://www.google.com/ Gheorghe Apostol, Critic of Romania’s Ceausescu, Dies at 97]</ref>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|86||{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}||Zambia||{{wp|Primme Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister}} (1964) <br>{{wp|Presidents of Zambia|State President}} (1964–1991)||1924||2021||97 years, 50 days
|86||{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}||Zambia||{{wp|Primme Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister}} (1964) <br>{{wp|Presidents of Zambia|State President}} (1964–1991)||1924||2021||97 years, 50 days
|
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200151/https://zambianews365.com/breaking-zambian-1st-president-dr-kenneth-kaunda-has-died-aged-97/ BREAKING: Zambian 1st President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has died aged 97]</ref>
|28 February 2020<br /><small>Belisario Betancur</small>
|28 February 2020<br /><small>Belisario Betancur</small>
|-
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|87||{{wp|Walter Scheel}}||West Germany||{{wp|List of Chancellors of Germany|(Acting) Chancellor}} (1974)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Germany|President}} (1974–1979)||1919||2016 ||97 years, 47 days
|87||{{wp|Walter Scheel}}||West Germany||{{wp|List of Chancellors of Germany|(Acting) Chancellor}} (1974)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Germany|President}} (1974–1979)||1919||2016 ||97 years, 47 days
|
|<ref>[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/walter-scheel-ist-tot-a-1109294.html Walter Scheel ist tot]</ref>
|29 May 2014<br /><small>Queen Juliana</small>
|29 May 2014<br /><small>Queen Juliana</small>
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|'''88'''||'''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||'''Lithuania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Lithuania|President}} (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''88'''||'''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||'''Lithuania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Lithuania|President}} (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|
|<ref>[https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3751134.html President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva express condolences to former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus]</ref>
|'''23 March 2023'''<br />'''<small>Queen Elizabeth II</small>'''
|'''23 March 2023'''<br />'''<small>Queen Elizabeth II</small>'''
|-
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|89||{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}||West Germany||{{wp|List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor}} (1974–1982)||1918||2015
|89||{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}||West Germany||{{wp|List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor}} (1974–1982)||1918||2015
|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 322 days
|
|<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34778565 German ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies at 96]</ref>
|15 September 2013<br /><small>Martti Miettunen</small>
|15 September 2013<br /><small>Martti Miettunen</small>
|-
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|90||{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939) ||1851||1948 ||96 years, 312 days
|90||{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939) ||1851||1948 ||96 years, 312 days
|
|&ndash;
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
|1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|'''90'''||'''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''||{{wp|President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia |President of the Presidency}} (1988&ndash;1989)||'''1926'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''90'''||'''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''||{{wp|President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia |President of the Presidency}} (1988&ndash;1989)||'''1926'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|
|<ref>[https://rtvprodukcija.bhrt.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27466 Ljudi među nama: Raif Dizdarević]</ref>
|'''6 June 2023'''<br />'''<small>Ek Yi Oun</small>'''
|'''6 June 2023'''<br />'''<small>Ek Yi Oun</small>'''
|-
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|92||{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chairperson of the Presidium}} (1940&ndash;1944)||1912||2008||96 years, 308 days
|92||{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Tuvan Peolpe's Republic||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chairperson of the Presidium}} (1940&ndash;1944)||1912||2008||96 years, 308 days
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
| <ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/khertek-anchimaa-toka-the-worlds-first-female-head-of-state-ndfkbzsgh0f Khertek Anchimaa Toka: the world’s first female head of state]</ref>||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|93||{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946&ndash;1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days
|93||{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946&ndash;1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>  
| &ndash;||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>  
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|94||{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||Israel||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Israel|Prime Minister}} (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days
|94||{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||Israel||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Israel|Prime Minister}} (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days
| ||15 October 2009<br /><small>Mackenzie Bowell</small>
| <ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/yitzhak-shamir-former-israeli-prime-minister-dies-at-96/2012/06/30/gJQA1s68DW_story.html Yitzhak Shamir, former Israeli prime minister, dies at 96]</ref>||15 October 2009<br /><small>Mackenzie Bowell</small>
|-
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|95||{{wp|Federico Paéz}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1935&ndash;1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days  
|95||{{wp|Federico Paéz}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1935&ndash;1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days  
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
| &ndash;||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|96||{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||Lithuania||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Tunisia|Prime Minister}} (1956&ndash;1957)<br>{{Wp|List of presidents of Tunisia|President}} (1957&ndash;1987)||1903||2000||96 years, 247 days
|96||{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||Lithuania||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Tunisia|Prime Minister}} (1956&ndash;1957)<br>{{Wp|List of presidents of Tunisia|President}} (1957&ndash;1987)||1903||2000||96 years, 247 days
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
| <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/07/world/habib-bourguiba-independence-champion-and-president-of-tunisia-dies-at-96.html Habib Bourguiba, Independence Champion and President of Tunisia, Dies at 96]</ref>||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|97||{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||Soviet Union||{{wp|List of premiers of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1930&ndash;1941||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
|97||{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||Soviet Union||{{wp|List of premiers of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1930&ndash;1941||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
| <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/11/obituaries/vyacheslav-m-molotov-is-dead-close-associate-of-stalin-was-96.html?pagewanted=all VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV IS DEAD; CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF STALIN WAS 96]</ref>||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|98||{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||North Korea|| {{wp|Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly}} (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)||1926||2022||96 years, 224 days
|98||{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||North Korea|| {{wp|Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly}} (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)||1926||2022||96 years, 224 days
| ||13 November 2021<br /><small>Mario Echandi Jiménez</small>
| <ref>[https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1652567682-537865418/yang-hyong-sop-passes-away/ Yang Hyong Sop Passes Away]</ref>||13 November 2021<br /><small>Mario Echandi Jiménez</small>
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|'''99'''||'''{{Wp||Thanin Kraivichien}}'''||'''Thailand'''||({{wp|List of prime ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister}} (1976–1977)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|'''99'''||'''{{Wp||Thanin Kraivichien}}'''||'''Thailand'''||({{wp|List of prime ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister}} (1976–1977)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
| ||'''October 13, 2023'''<br />'''<small>Pedro Richter Prada</small>'''
| <ref>[https://puahospitalfoundation.org/กราบอวยพรวันคล้ายวันเก/ กราบอวยพรวันคล้ายวันเกิด ฯพณฯ ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร และรายงานความก้าวหน้า]</ref>||'''13 October 2023'''<br />'''<small>Pedro Richter Prada</small>'''
|-
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|78&ndash;100 ||{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1967)||1901||1997||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|78&ndash;100 ||{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1967)||1901||1997||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
| ||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
| &ndash;||1 January 2008<br /><small>Original</small>
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|1xx||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1979–1980)||1921 ||2017||96 years, 191 days||16 March 2016||<br /><small>Léopold Sédar Senghor</small>-->
|1xx||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1979–1980)||1921 ||2017||96 years, 191 days||16 March 2016||<br /><small>Léopold Sédar Senghor</small>-->
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''||'''North Korea'''||{{wp|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium}} (1998&ndash;2018)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''||'''16 August 2024'''<br />'''<small>Constantine Kollias</small>'''
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''||'''North Korea'''||{{wp|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium}} (1998&ndash;2018)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|<ref>[https://www.donga.com/news/Politics/article/all/20210112/104876443/1 北 당대회 기념행사 초대장 원로들에 전달…열병식 가능성]</ref>||'''16 August 2024'''<br />'''<small>Constantine Kollias</small>'''
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Arnold Rùütel}}'''||'''Estonia'''||{{wp|List of chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic|Chaiman of the State Council}} (1991&ndash;1992)<br>{{Wp|List of presidents of Estimate|President}} (2001&ndash;2006)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1927|5|10}}'''||'''20 December 2024'''<br /><small>'''Yang Hyong-sop'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Arnold Rùütel}}'''||'''Estonia'''||{{wp|List of chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic|Chaiman of the State Council}} (1991&ndash;1992)<br>{{Wp|List of presidents of Estimate|President}} (2001&ndash;2006)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1927|5|10}}'''
|<ref>[https://news.err.ee/1608973121/ allery: Former president Arnold Rüütel celebrates his 95th birthday]</ref>||'''20 December 2024'''<br /><small>'''Yang Hyong-sop'''</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahay|Governor-General}} (2010&ndash;2014)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''||'''10 January 2025'''<br /><small>'''Vyacheslav Molotov'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahay|Governor-General}} (2010&ndash;2014)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
| ||'''10 January 2025'''<br /><small>'''Vyacheslav Molotov'''</small>
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Peter Borross}}'''||'''Hungary'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungry|Prime Minister}} (19993&ndash;1994)||'''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''||'''1 May 2025'''<br ?><small>'''Habib Bourgiba'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Peter Borross}}'''||'''Hungary'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungry|Prime Minister}} (19993&ndash;1994)||'''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|<ref>[https://thenassauguardian.com/sir-arthur-calls-on-pm-to-apologize-for-pathetic-claim-made-in-house/ Sir Arthur calls on PM to apologize for 'pathetic' claim made in House]</ref>||'''1 May 2025'''<br ?><small>'''Habib Bourgiba'''</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''||'''China'''||{{wp|Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier of the State Council}} (1998&ndash;2003)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''|| '''30 June 2025'''<br /> | <small>'''Federico Paéz'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''||'''China'''||{{wp|Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier of the State Council}} (1998&ndash;2003)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|<ref>[https://www.mingpaocanada.com/tor/htm/News/20230714/tcaa1_r.htm 千人告別閻明復 蔡奇及眾元老送花圈 包括胡錦濤朱鎔基溫家寶李克強等]</ref>|| '''30 June 2025'''<br /> | <small>'''Federico Paéz'''</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''||'''Framce'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1993&ndash;1995)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''||'''9 January 2026'''<br /><small>'''Yitzhak Shamir'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''||'''Framce'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1993&ndash;1995)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontpopulaire.fr/politique/contents/edouard-balladur-enfonce-le-projet-europeen-d-emmanuel-macron_tco_22845957|title=Edouard Balladur enfonce le projet européen d'Emmanuel Macron|work=Front Populaire|date=2 July 2023|access-date=12 August 2023|language=fr-FR}}</ref>||'''9 January 2026'''<br /><small>'''Yitzhak Shamir'''</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''||'''Namibia'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Namibia|President}} (1990&ndash;2005)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''||'''11 February 2026'''<br /><small>'''Camille Huysmans'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''||'''Namibia'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Namibia|President}} (1990&ndash;2005)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://namibian.com.na/geingob-sends-birthday-wishes-to-nujoma/|title=Geingob sends birthday wishes to Nujoma|work=The Namibian|date=12 May 2023|access-date=13 May 2023|language=en}}</ref>||'''11 February 2026'''<br /><small>'''Camille Huysmans'''</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General}} (1995&ndash;2001)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''||'''23 May 2026'''<br /><small>'''Khertek Anchimaa-Toka'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General}} (1995&ndash;2001)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2023/feb/23/pm-owes-foulkes-and-turnquest-public-apology-says-/|title=PM owes Foulkes and Turnquest a 'public apology' says Pintard|work=The Tribune|date=23 February 2023|access-date=24 August 2023|language=en}}</ref>||'''23 May 2026'''<br /><small>'''Khertek Anchimaa-Toka'''</small>
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''|| '''Zanzibar'''||{{wp|Sultan of Zanzibar|Sultan}} (1963&ndash;1964)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''||'''25 July 2026'''<br /><small>'''Gennaro Granito di Belmonte'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''|| '''Zanzibar'''||{{wp|Sultan of Zanzibar|Sultan}} (1963&ndash;1964)|| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/gcc/1.1077596|title=Zanzibar's former sultan arrives in Oman for retirement|work=The National|date=16 September 2020|access-date=18 September 2020|language=en}}</ref>||'''25 July 2026'''<br /><small>'''Gennaro Granito di Belmonte'''</small>
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Nikolai Ryzhkov}}'''||'''Soviet Union'''||{{wp|List of prenmiers of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1985–1991)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|9|28}}'''||'''26 August 2026'''<br /><small>'''Helmut Schmidt'''</small>
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Nikolai Ryzhkov}}'''||'''Soviet Union'''||{{wp|List of prenmiers of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1985–1991)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|9|28}}'''
| ||'''26 August 2026'''<br /><small>'''Helmut Schmidt'''</small>
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|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Violeta Chamorro|Violeta Torres de Chamorro}}'''||'''Nicaragua'''||{{Wp|Junta for National Reconstruction|Member of Junta for National Reconstruction}} (1979&ndssh;1980)<br />{{wp|List of presidents of Nicaragua|President}} (1990–1979)||'''1929'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''||'''4 December 2026'''<br /><small>'''Walter Scheel'''</small>-->
|'''1xx'''||'''{{wp|Violeta Chamorro|Violeta Torres de Chamorro}}'''||'''Nicaragua'''||{{Wp|Junta for National Reconstruction|Member of Junta for National Reconstruction}} (1979&ndssh;1980)<br />{{wp|List of presidents of Nicaragua|President}} (1990–1979)||'''1929'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''||'''4 December 2026'''<br /><small>'''Walter Scheel'''</small>-->

Revision as of 05:05, 17 October 2023

This article lists all the 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 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 ever:
    Cambodia
    Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, 103 years, 143 days)
    served: 1962

  • 2nd-oldest:
    Turkey
    Celål Bayar (1883–1986, aged 103 years, 98 days)
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960;

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

  • 23rd-oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 100 years, 188 days)
    served: 1972–1976

List

Key
Currently living

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Ref. Date
Replacing
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days – 1 January 2008
Original
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days [1] 1 January 2008

Original

3 Antoine Pinay France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days [2] 1 January 2008

Original

4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days – 21 April 2008
Alfredo Stroessner
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days – 1 January 2008
Original
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan ers of Sudan (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days [3] 30 August 2011
Charles de Freycinet
7 Willem Drees Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days [4] 1 January 2008
Original
8 Đỗ Mười Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997)		 1917 2018 101 years, 241 days [5] 30 July 2011
Allan Louisy
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days [6] 1 January 2008
Original
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days [7] 20 December 2012
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol
11 Piet de Jong Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days [8] 11 March 2009
José Bordas Valdez
12 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days [9] 16 December 2013
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days [10] 1 January 2008
Original
14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days [11] 1 January 2008
Original
15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days [12] 16 May 2016
Philippe Pétain
16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President(1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days [13] 1 January 2008
Original
17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days [14] 10 March 2017
Paal Berg
18 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days [15] 23 August 2014
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pullido
19 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days [16] 20 June 2017
Cuthbert Sebastian
20 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days [17] 1 January 2008
Original
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020 [18] 23 January 2015
Saeb Salam
22 Abdul Salam Sabrah North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days – 1 January 2008
Original
23 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 100 years, 188 days [19] 15 October 2020
Hans Schaffner
24 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 1924 Alive 100 years, 92 days [20] 7 August 2019
Antonio Imbert Barrera
25 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days [21] 1 January 2008
Original
26 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 68 days [22] 19 September 2019
Juan José Estrada
27 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days [23] 19 November 2015
Nguyễn Văn Tâm
28 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days [24] 1 January 2008
Original
29 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 185 days [25] 1 January 2008
Original
30 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days [26] 18 March 2014
Emilio Aguinaldo
31 Anthony Mamo Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days [27] 1 January 2008
Original
32 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days – 1 January 2008
Original
33 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days – 1 January 2008
Original
34 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days [28] 1 January 2008
Original
35 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days [29] 1 January 2008

Original

36 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 99 years, 222 days [30] 8 August 2020
Tomás Romero Pereira
37 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days [31] 1 January 2008\
Original
38 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days [32] 1 January 2008
Original
24–39 Hastings Banda Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)		 1898 1997 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days [33] 1 January 2008
Original
40 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days [34] 22 September 2015\
Max Petitpierre
41 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days [35] 1 January 2008
Original
42 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days [36] 1 January 2008
Original
43 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days [37] 1 January 2008
Original
44 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days [38] 16 June 2013
Kiro Gligorov
45 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days – 1 January 2008
Original
46 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days – 1 January 2008
Original
47 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days – 1 January 2008
Original
48 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days [39] 1 January 2008
Original
49 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995)
Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992)		 1925 Alive 99 years, 2 days [40] 21 May 2021
Dom Mintoff
50 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days [41] 1 January 2008
Original
51 Lê Đức Anh Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days [42] 26 January 2016
Pak Song-chol
52 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days [43] 5 October 2012
Héctor Trujillo
53 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days [44] 1 January 2008
Original
54 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days [45] 1 January 2008
Original
55 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days [46] 30 August 2020
Joaquín Balaguer
56 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days [47] 3 April 2016
Hassan al-Hakim
57 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days [48] 22 July 2010
Alfonso López Michelsen
58 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 98 years, 305 days [49] 20 August 2021
King Michael I
59 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 98 years, 298 days [50] 24 December 2021
Fumio Gotō
60 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days [51] 5 August 2021
The Viscount of Sinimbu
61 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days – 1 January 2008
Original
62 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days – 17 April 2011
Sir Charles Tupper
63 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days [52] 1 January 2008
Original
64 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days – 1 January 2008
Original
65 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days – 1 January 2008
Original
66 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia Communist General Secretary (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days [53] 28 February 2020
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
67 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days [54] 3 May 2022
Pedro Lascuráin
68 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the N.S.C. (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days [55] 27 January 2012
Wijeyananda Dahayanake
69 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)		 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days [56] 1 January 2008
Original
70 Baron Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
(Austria-Hungary)		 Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days 1 January 2008
Original
71 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days 1 January 2008
Original
72 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days [57] 13 August 2016
Ahmed Ben Bella
73 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days [58] 13 February 2020
Fred Degazon
74 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days [59] 14 February 2022
Federico Chaves
75 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days – 8 March 2011
Mikhail Solometsev
76 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days – 1 January 2008
Original
77 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000)
Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000)		 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days [60] 24 June 2018
Roberto Marcelo Levington
78 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days [61] 3 May 2015
Dušan Dragosavac
79 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days 1 January 2008
Original
80 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days [62] 26 August 2013
Sanya Dharmasakti
81 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 97 years, 347 days [63] 22 September 2022
Alejandro Deustua
82 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days [64] 30 November 2009
Carlos Mancheno Cajas
83 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting} President (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)		 1902 2000 97 years, 138 days – 1 January 2008
Original
84 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days [65] 1 January 2008
Original
85 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days [66] 1 January 2008
Original
86 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Prime Minister (1964)
State President (1964–1991)		 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days [67] 28 February 2020
Belisario Betancur
87 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)		 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days [68] 29 May 2014
Queen Juliana
88 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 189 days [69] 23 March 2023
Queen Elizabeth II
89 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days [70] 15 September 2013
Martti Miettunen
90 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days – 1 January 2008
Original
90 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 153 days [71] 6 June 2023
Ek Yi Oun
92 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan Peolpe's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days [72] 1 January 2008
Original
93 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days – 1 January 2008
Original
94 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days [73] 15 October 2009
Mackenzie Bowell
95 Federico Paéz Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days – 1 January 2008
Original
96 Habib Bourguiba Lithuania Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)		 1903 2000 96 years, 247 days [74] 1 January 2008
Original
97 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days [75] 1 January 2008
Original
98 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926 2022 96 years, 224 days [76] 13 November 2021
Mario Echandi Jiménez
99 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand (Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 35 days [77] 13 October 2023
Pedro Richter Prada
78–100 Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1997 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days – 1 January 2008
Original

Next to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Ref. Date of Entry

After

1xx Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2018) 1928 Alive 96 years, 96 days [78] 16 August 2024
Constantine Kollias
1xx Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)		 1928 Alive 97 years, 0 days [79] 20 December 2024
Yang Hyong-sop
1xx Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 95 years, 365 days 10 January 2025
Vyacheslav Molotov
1xx Peter Borross Hungary Prime Minister (19993–1994) 1928 Alive 95 years, 257 days [80] 1 May 2025
Habib Bourgiba
1xx Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 95 years, 200 days [81] Federico Paéz
1xx Édouard Balladur Framce Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 8 days [82] 9 January 2026
Yitzhak Shamir
1xx Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 94 years, 364 days [83] 11 February 2026
Camille Huysmans
1xx Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 94 years, 296 days [84] 23 May 2026
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
1xx Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 94 years, 237 days [85] 25 July 2026
Gennaro Granito di Belmonte
1xx Nikolai Ryzhkov Soviet Union Premier (1985–1991) 1929 Alive 94 years, 225 days 26 August 2026
Helmut Schmidt

Time in the Main list as Longest living State leaders

Name Date Entered Replacing Until Timespan
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Celâl Bayar January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Antoine Pinay January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Willem Drees January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Zhang Qun January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Bernardino González Ruiz January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Christopher Hornsrud January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Telmo Vargas January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Xenophon Zolotas January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Abdul Salam Sabrah January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Johan Ferrier January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Gulzarilal Nanda January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Anthony Mamo January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Michail Stasinopoulos January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Clifford Campbell January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Morarji Desai January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Võ Chí Công January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Ċensu Tabone January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Hastings Banda January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Pierre Harmel January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Howard Cooke January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Isidro Ayora January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Émile Reuter January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Mamadou Dia January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Aden Adde January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Nouhak Phoumsavanh January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Borys Martos January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Artúr Görgei January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Venceslau Brás January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Ramaswamy Venkataraman January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Gabriel París Gordillo January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Wellington Koo January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Baron Ignaz von Plener January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Domhnall Ua Buachalla January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
He Yingqin January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Martial Célestin January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Gheorghe Apostol January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Camille Huysmans January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Federico Paéz January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Habib Bourguiba January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Vyacheslav Molotov January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
Constantine Kollias January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 130 days
André Prunet-Foch April 21, 2008 Alfredo Stoessener present 16 years, 19 days
Piet de Jong March 11, 2009 José Bordas Valdez present 15 years, 60 days
Yitzhak Shamir October 15, 2009 Sir Mackenzie Bowell present 14 years, 208 days
Armando Villanueva November 30, 2009 Carlos Mancheno Cajas present 14 years, 162 days
Gough Whitlam July 22, 2010 Alfonso López Michelsen present 13 years, 293 days
Ramón José Velásquez March 8, 2011 Mikhail Solometsev present 13 years, 63 days
Claude Rostain April 17, 2011 Sir Charles Tupper present 13 years, 23 days
Đỗ Mười July 30, 2011 Sir Allan Louisy present 12 years, 285 days
Babiker Awadalla August 30, 2011 Charles de Freycinet present 12 years, 254 days
Kenan Evren January 27, 2012

Wijeyananda Dahayanake

present 12 years, 104 days
Émile Derlin Zinsou October 5, 2012 Héctor Trujillo present 11 years, 218 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone December 20, 2012 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol present 11 years, 142 days
Konstantinos Mitsotakis June 18, 2013 Kiro Gligorov present 10 years, 327 days
Patricio Aylwin August 26, 2013 Sanya Dharmasakti present 10 years, 258 days
Helmut Schmidt September 15, 2013 Martti Miettunen present 10 years, 238 days
Hyun Soong-jong December 16, 2013 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas present 10 years, 146 days
Mohammed Karim Lamrani March 18, 2014 Emilio Aguinaldo

present

10 years, 53 days
Walter Scheel May 29, 2014 Juliana present 9 years, 347 days
Hau Pei-tsun August 23, 2014 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pullido present 9 years, 261 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar January 23, 2015 Saeb Salam present 9 years, 108 days
Liam Cosgrave May 3, 2015 Dušan Dragosavac

present

9 years, 7 days
Prem Tinsulanonda September 22, 2015 Max Pettitpierre present 8 years, 231 days
Tun Tin November 19, 2015 Nguyễn Văn Tâm present 8 years, 173 days
Lê Đức Anh January 26, 2016 Pak Song-Chol present 8 years, 105 days
Pedro Richter Prada March 16, 2016 Léopold Sédar Senghor October 14, 2023 7 years, 212 days
Jean April 3, 2016 Hassan al-Hakim present 8 years, 37 days
Mustafa Ben Halim May 16 2016 Philippe Pétain present 7 years, 360 days
Abdelmalek Benhabyles August 13, 2016 Ahmed Ben Bela present 7 years, 261 days
Francisco Morales-Bermúdez March 10, 2017 Paal Berg present 7 years, 61 days
Luis Echeverría June 20, 2017 Sir Cuthbert Sebastian present 6 years, 325 days
Lee Teng-hui June 24, 2018 Roberto M. Levingston present 5 years, 321 days
Khamtai Siphandone August 7, 2019 Antonio Imbert Barrera present 4 years, 277 days
Tomiichi Murayama September 19, 2019 Juan José Estrada present 4 years, 234 days
Francesc Badia Batalla February 13, 2020 Fred Degazon present 4 years, 87 days
Miloš Jakeš February 28, 2020 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi present 4 years, 43 days
Kenneth Kaunda Belisario Betancur present
Jimmy Carter August 8, 2020 Tomás Romero Pereira present 3 years, 276 days
Lubomír Štrougal August 30, 2020 Joaquin Balaguer present 3 years, 254 days
Guillermo Rodríguez October 15, 2020 Hans Schaffner present 3 years, 205 days
Ali Hassan Mwinyi May 21, 2021 Dom MIntoff present 2 years, 355 days
Giorgio Napolitano August 5, 2021 The Viscount of Sinimbu present 2 years, 279 days
Mahathir Mohamad August 20, 2021 Michael I of Romania present 2 years, 264 days
Yang Hyong-sop November 13, 2021 Mario Echandi Jiménez present 2 years, 179 days
Mohammad Hasan Sharq December 24, 2021 Fumio Gotō present 2 years, 138 days
Arnaldo Forlani February 14, 2022 Federico Chaves present 2 years, 86 days
Abdelsalam Majali May 3, 2022 Pedro Lascuráin present 2 years, 7 days
Abdoulaye Wade September 22, 2022 Alejandro Deustua present 1 year, 231 days
Valdas Adamkus March 23, 2023 Elizabeth II present 353 days
Raif Dizdarević June 6, 2023 Ek Yi Oun present 339 days
Thanin Kraivichien October 13, 2023 Pedro Richter Prada present 210 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Name Country Sex Lifespan Time as Eldest
Kaiser Wilhelm I Germany M 22 March 1797–14 May 1888
aged 90 years, 353 days 		– 9 March 1888 (aged 90)
??
George Tupou I Tonga M 4 December 1797–18 February 1893
aged 95 years, 76 days 		9 March 1888 (aged 91) –18 February 1893 (aged 95)
4 years, 343 days
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 19 October 1802–14 May 1897
aged 94 years, 207 days 		18 February 1893 (aged 90) – 14 May 1897 (aged 94)
4 years 85 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 17 July 1806–26 February 1899
aged 92 years 224 days 		14 May 1897 (aged 90) – 26 February 1899 (aged 92)
1 year, 289 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 27 January 1810–12 April 1900
90 years, 76 days 		26 February 1899 (aged 87) –12 April 1900 (aged 90)
2 years, 334 days)
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 2 March 1810–20 July 1903
aged 93 years, 140 days 		12 Apr 1900 (aged 90) – 20 July 1903 (aged 93)
3 years, 99 days
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener Austria M 21 May 1810–17 February 1908
aged 97 years, 272 days 		20 July 1903 (aged 93) – 17 February 1908 (aged 97)
4 years, 212 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 30 January 1818–21 May 1916
aged 98 years, 113 days 		17 February 1908 (aged 90)–21 May 1916 (aged 98)
8 years, 95 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 27 December 1823–10 December 1917
aged 93 years, 348 days 		21 May 1916 (aged 92)–10 December 1917 (aged 93)
1 year, 203 days)
Charles de Freycinet France M 14 November 1828–14 May 1923
aged 94 years, 181 days 		10 December 1917 (aged 89)–14 May 1923 (aged 94)
5 years, 352 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 25 February 1835–2 July 1924
aged 89 years, 127 days 		14 May 1923 (aged 87) – 2 July 1924 (aged 89)
350 days
Jules Méline France M 20 May 1838–21 December 1925
aged 87 years, 216 days 		2 July 1924 (aged 86)–21 December 1925 (aged 87)
2 years 158 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 8 June 1838–10 Match 1932
aged93 years, 272 days 		2 July 1924 (aged 86)–10 March 1932 (aged 93)
7 years, 260 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 15 November 1841–6 September 1935
aged 93 years, 295 days 		10 March 1932 (aged 88)–6 September 1935 (aged 93)
3 years, 175 days
Lizardo Garcia M 26 April 1844–29 May 1937
aged 93 years, 34 days 		6 September 1935 (aged 91)–29 May 1937 (aged 93)
1 year, 263 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 22 January 1848–12 September 1939
aged 91 years, 233 days 		29 May 1937 (aged 89)–12 September 1939 (aged 91)
2 years, 194 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 22 March 1849–6 August 1945
aged 96 years, 138 days 		12 September 1939 (aged 90)–6 August 1945 (aged 96)
8 years, 69 days
Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte Vatican City M 10 April 1851–16 February 1948
aged 96 years, 312 days 		6 August 1945 (aged 94)–16 February 1948 (aged 96)
2 years, 194 days)
Philippe Petain France M 24 Apr 1856–23 July 1951
aged 95 years, 90 days 		16 February 1948 (aged 91)–23 July 1951 (aged 95)
3 years, 157 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 8 May 1856–21 July 1952
aged 96 years, 74 days 		23 July 1951 (aged 95) – 21 July 1952 (aged 96)
364 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 15 November 1859–12 December 1960
aged 101 years, 27 days 		9 September 1957 (aged 92)–12 December 1960 (aged 101)

3 years, 93 days

Venceslau Brás Brazil M 26 February 1868–15 May 1966
aged 98 years, 78 days 		12 December 1960 (aged 92)–15 May 1966 (aged 98)
5 years, 154 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 26 May 1871–25 February 1968
aged 96 years, 275 days 		15 May 1966 (aged 94) – 25 February 1968 (aged 96)
1 year, 286 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 15 March 1872–14 August 1969
aged 97 years, 152 days 		25 February 1968 (aged 96)–14 August 1969 (aged 97)
1 year, 170 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 4 August 1873–28 March 1972
aged 98 years, 237 days 		14 August 1969 (aged 96)–28 March 1972 (aged 98)
2 years, 227 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 2 August 1874–14 February 1973
aged 98 years, 196 days 		28 March 1972 (aged 97)–14 February 1973 (aged 98)
323 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 10 July 1875–25 July 1973
aged 98 years, 15 days 		14 February 1973 (aged 97) – 25 July 1973 (aged 98)
161 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974
aged 96 years, 250 days		 25 July 1973 (aged 96)–9 February 1974 (aged 96)
199 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 20 May 1879–19 September 1977
aged 98 years, 122 days		 9 February 1974 (aged 94)–19 September 1977 (aged 98)
3 years, 222 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978
98 years, 203 days 		19 September 1977 (aged 98)–22 March 1978 (aged 98)
184 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 22 March 1978–24 April 1978
96 years, 68 days 		22 March 1978 (aged 96)–24 March 1978 (aged 96)
33 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986
aged 103 years, 99 days 		24 April 1978 (aged 94)–22 August 1986 (aged 103)
8 years, 121 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 5 July 1886–14 May 1988
aged 101 years, 314 days		 22 August 1986 (aged 100)–14 May 1988 (aged 101)

1 year, 267 days

Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M• 3 December 1887–20 January 1990
aged aged 102 years, 48 days		 14 May 1988 (aged 101)–20 January 1990 (aged 102)
2 years, 252 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 9 May 1889–14 December 1990
aged 101 years, 220 days 		20 January 1990 (aged 100)–14 December 1990 (aged 101)
329 days
Antoine Pinay France M 30 December 1891–13 December 1994
aged 102 years, 348 days 		14 December 1990 (aged 98)–13 December 1994 (aged 102)

3 years, 364 days

Morarji Desai India M 29 February 1896–10 April 1995
aged 99 years, 41 days 		13 December 1994 (aged 98) –10 April 1995 (aged 99)
119 days
Gulzarilal Nanda India M 4 July 1898–15 January 1998
aged 99 years, 195 days 		10 April 1995 (aged 96)–15 January 1998 (aged 99)
2 years, 275 days
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901–13 July 1998
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days 		15 January 1998 (aged 96–97)–13 July 1998 (aged 96–97)
179 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M 23 September 1902–8 February 2000
aged 97 years, 138 days 		13 July 1998 (aged 95)–8 February 2000 (aged 97)
1 year, 211 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 27 July 1903–31 October 2002
aged 99 years, 142 days 		8 February 2000 (aged 96)–31 October 3002 (aged 99)
3 years, 267 days
Xenophon Zolotas M 26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004
aged 100 years, 45 days 		31 October 2002 (aged 98)–10 June 2004 (aged 100)
1 year, 224 days
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1 September 1905–23 January 2009
aged 103 years, 143 days 		10 June 2004 (aged 98)–23 January 2009 (aged 103)
4 years, 192 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 10 April 1910–16 April 2009
aged 99 years, 6 days 		22 January 2009 (aged 98)–16 April 2009 (aged 99)
85 days
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 12 May 1910–4 January 2010
agrd 99 years, 237 days 		16 April 2009 (aged 98)–4 January 2010 (aged 99)
264 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 11 January 1911–15 March 2012
aged 101 years, 64 days 		4 January 2010 (aged 98)–15 March 2012 (aged 100)
2 years, 72 days
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 9 October 1912–9 August 2013
aged 100 years, 304 days 		15 March 2012 (aged 99)–9 August 2013 (aged 100)
1 year, 144 days
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 3 July 1914–30 January 2017
aged 102 years, 211 days 		9 August 2013 (aged 99)–30 January 2017 (aged 102)

3 years, 174 days

Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 2 February 1917–1 October 2018
aged 101 years, 241 days 		30 January 2017 (aged 98)–1 October 2018 (aged 101)
1 year, 244 days
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 2 March 1917–17 January 2019
aged 101 years, 321 days 		1 October 2018 (aged 101)–17 January 2019 (aged 101)
108 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 27 May 1918–29 November 2019
aged 101 years, 186 days 		17 January 2019 (aged 100)–29 November 2019 (aged 101)
314 days
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M 26 February 1919–25 May 2021
aged 101 years, 89 days 		29 November 2019 (aged 100)–25 May 2021 (aged 101)
178 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 29 January 1921–7 December 2021
aged 100 years, 312 days 		25 May 2021 (aged 100) – 7 December 2021 (aged 100)
196 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 4 October 1921–14 July 2022
aged 100 years, 283 days 		07 December 2021 (aged 100) – 14 July 2022 (aged 100)

219 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M born 8 February 1924
100 years, 92 days 		14 July 2022 (aged 98)–11 October 2023 (aged 99)
1 year, 89 days
Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M born 4 November 1923
100 years, 188 days 		11 October 2023 (aged 99)–present
212 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ CELAL BAYAR DIES AT AGE 104; A FATHER OF TURKISH REPUBLIC
  2. ↑ Antoine Pinay Is Dead at 102; Aided French Postwar Recovery
  3. ↑ رئاسة الجمهورية تحتسب عند الله تعالى مولانا بابكر عوض الله
  4. ↑ Willem Drees Dies at 101; Postwar Dutch Leader
  5. ↑ Former Party General Secretary Đỗ Mười passes away
  6. ↑ Chang Chun Is Dead;Taiwan Aide Was 101
  7. ↑ Ex-Japan leader Nakasone, Reagan ally, dies at 101
  8. ↑ Piet de Jong, Dutch politician and naval officer, Died at 101
  9. ↑ '노태우정부 마지막 총리' 현승종 전 한림대 총장 별세
  10. ↑ Fallece Bernardino González Ruiz, quien fue presidente por 6 días
  11. ↑ Christopher Hornsrud
  12. ↑ وفاة رئيس وزراء ليبيا الأسبق.. مصطفى بن حليم يطوي فصلا من التاريخ
  13. ↑ El general más antiguo de las FF.AA. cumple 100 años
  14. ↑ Francisco Morales Bermúdez falleció a los 100 años
  15. ↑ Former Taiwan premier Hau Pei-tsun dies aged 100 after life as soldier and statesman
  16. ↑ Luis Echeverría Alvarez, Former President of Mexico, Dies at 100
  17. ↑ Former PM Xenophon Zolotas dies, aged 100
  18. ↑ Javier Pérez de Cuéllar: fallece el embajador de la paz, a los 100 años
  19. ↑ Dictador militar Rodríguez y Dictador presidencial Moreno coinciden en Quito
  20. ↑ ແບບແຜນການນຳພາ ໃນພາລະກິດປະຕິວັດ ຂອງ ປະທານ ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ
  21. ↑ Last farewell to Suriname President Ferrier
  22. ↑ 村山元首相、福島氏を激励
  23. ↑ သူရဦးထွန်းတင် နာရေးကြေငြာစာ
  24. ↑ Former PM Gulzarilal Nanda dead
  25. ↑ Somalia remembers fallen democracy icon
  26. ↑ Décès de Mohamed Karim Lamrani
  27. ↑ Malta's first president dies aged 99
  28. ↑ Morarji Desai dies at 99
  29. ↑ Đồng chí Võ Chí Công từ trần
  30. ↑ Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world
  31. ↑

    في ذمة الله الدكتور عبد الحليم محمد احد مؤسسي الاتحاد الافريقي لكرة القدم

  32. ↑ Gentleman, statesman' Censu Tabone passes away
  33. ↑ Kamuzu Banda Dies; 'Big Man' Among Anticolonialists
  34. ↑ Prem Tinsulanonda King's Advisor and Statesman dies at 98
  35. ↑ Pierre Harmel, Belgian Who Helped Reshape NATO, Dies at 98
  36. ↑ Sir Howard Cooke: Politician who went from teachers' trade-union leader to become the Governor-General of independent Jamaica
  37. ↑ Joseph Paul‐Boncour Is Dead; Ex‐Premier of France Was 98
  38. ↑ Constantine Mitsotakis, Who Forged Greek-EU Ties, Dies at 98
  39. ↑ Somalia: First President Dies At the Age of 99
  40. ↑ Tanzania: Will princeling Mwinyi avoid father's mistakes?
  41. ↑ Nouhak Phoumsavanh, Former President of Laos Dies at 98
  42. ↑ Nguyên Chủ tịch nước Lê Đức Anh từ trần
  43. ↑ Bénin: mort de l'ex-président Derlin-Zinsou
  44. ↑ BORYS MARTOS, EX‐LEADER OF INDEPENDENT UKRAINE
  45. ↑ Görgei Artúr halála és temetése
  46. ↑ Lubomir Strougal, Czechoslovak communist leader, dies at 98
  47. ↑ 98: world's oldest monarch, in Luxembourg
  48. ↑ Gough Whitlam dies aged 98; former PM remembered as 'giant' of Australian politics
  49. ↑ Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir admitted to hospital for infection
  50. ↑ داکتر صبور سیاسنگ: پراکنده‌های پیوسته
  51. ↑ Giorgio Napolitano, Italian Post-Communist Pillar, Dies at 98
  52. ↑ Former President R Venkataraman dies
  53. ↑ Zemřel Miloš Jakeš
  54. ↑ Former Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali passes away
  55. ↑ Former Turkish president Evren dies aged 97
  56. ↑ V.K. WELLINGTON KOO DIES; A FORMER PREMIER OF CHINE
  57. ↑ Décès d’Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli
  58. ↑ Mor l'exveguer Francesc Badia
  59. ↑ Addio ad Arnaldo Forlani, l’ultimo del Caf. Casini: “Per me fu un onore stargli al fianco”. Lunedì lutto nazionale e funerali di Stato a Roma
  60. ↑ Former president Lee Teng-hui dies
  61. ↑ Former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave dies at 97
  62. ↑ Aylwin, who led Chile's transition after Pinochet, dies at 97
  63. ↑ Former President of Senegal, Others Applaud Macky Sall's Recent Announcement
  64. ↑ Murió Armando Villanueva, líder histórico del Apra
  65. ↑ Décès de l’ancien Premier ministre Martial Célestin, 97 ans
  66. ↑ Gheorghe Apostol, Critic of Romania’s Ceausescu, Dies at 97
  67. ↑ BREAKING: Zambian 1st President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has died aged 97
  68. ↑ Walter Scheel ist tot
  69. ↑ President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva express condolences to former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus
  70. ↑ German ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies at 96
  71. ↑ Ljudi među nama: Raif Dizdarević
  72. ↑ Khertek Anchimaa Toka: the world’s first female head of state
  73. ↑ Yitzhak Shamir, former Israeli prime minister, dies at 96
  74. ↑ Habib Bourguiba, Independence Champion and President of Tunisia, Dies at 96
  75. ↑ VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV IS DEAD; CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF STALIN WAS 96
  76. ↑ Yang Hyong Sop Passes Away
  77. ↑ กราบอวยพรวันคล้ายวันเกิด ฯพณฯ ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร และรายงานความก้าวหน้า
  78. ↑ 北 당대회 기념행사 초대장 원로들에 전달…열병식 가능성
  79. ↑ allery: Former president Arnold Rüütel celebrates his 95th birthday
  80. ↑ Sir Arthur calls on PM to apologize for 'pathetic' claim made in House
  81. ↑ 千人告別閻明復 蔡奇及眾元老送花圈 包括胡錦濤朱鎔基溫家寶李克強等
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