List of longest-living state leaders from South America

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) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived state leader from the Americas is Guillermo Rodriguez, former Acting President (1972-1976) pf Ecuador, who is still living at to 102 years, 33 days.

Gallery

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  Oldest:
   Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served 1973–1976, 1950–1960

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  3rd-Oldest:
   Peru
  Francisco Morales Bermúdez
  served: 1975–1980

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  5th-Oldest:
   Peru
  Javier Pérez de Cúellae
  served: 2000 2001

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  5th-Oldest:
   Suriname
  Johan Ferrier
  served: 1975-1980

List

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	102 years, 33 days
2	Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 days
3	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
4	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020	100 years, 45 days
5	Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
6	Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
7	Gabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
8	Ramón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
9	Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
10	Patricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
11	Armando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
12	Federico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
13	Pedro Richter Prada	Peru	Prime Minister (1979-1980)	1921	2017	96 years, 191 days
14	Alejandro Deustua	Peru	Prime Minister (1902)	1849	1945	96 years, 137 days
15	Federico Chaves	Paraguay	President (1949–1954)	1882	1978	96 years, 68 days
16	João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu	Brazil	Prime Minister (1878–1880)	1810	1906	96 years, 37 days
17	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years, 344 days
18	Tomás Romero Pereira	Paraguay	Provisional President (1954)	1886	1982	95 years, 312 days
19	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	1923	2018	95 years, 306 days
20	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	1930	Alive	95 years, 227 days
21	Roberto Marcelo Levingston	Argentina	Acting President (1970–1971)	1920	2015	95 years, 151 days
22	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1930	Alive	95 years, 159 days
23	Sixto Durán Ballén	Ecuador	President (1992–1996)	1921	2016	95 years, 124 days
24	Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido	Venezuela	Interim President (1892)	1854	1949	94 years, 362 days
	José Luis Bustamante y Rivero	Peru	President (1945–1948)	1894	1989
26	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	1931	Alive	94 years, 306 days
27	Emilio Bello Codesido	Chile	President (1925)	1868	1863	94 years, 233 days
28	Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	Guatemala	Acting President (1865)	1802	1897	94 years, 207 days
29	Héctor Trujillo	Ecuador	President (1952–1960)	1908	2002	94 years, 196 days
30	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2003)	1931	Alive	94 years, 172 days
31	Alfonso López Michelsen	Colombia	President (1972–1976)	1913	2007	94 years, 11 days
32	Carlos Mancheno Cajas	Ecuador	Jefe Supremo (1947)	1902	1996	94 years, 2 days
33	Rafael Caldera	Venezuela	President (1969–1974, 1994–1999)	1916	2009	93 years, 334 days
34	Alfredo Stroessner	Paraguay	Dictator and President (1954-1989)	1912	2006	93 years, 286 days
35	Edelmiro Julián Farrell	Argentina	President (1944-1946)	1887	1980	93 years, 251 days
36	Víctor Paz Estensorro	Bolivia	President (1952-1956, 1962-1964, 1985-1989)	1907	2001	93 years, 248 days
37	Luis Alberto Sánchez	Peru	Prime Minister (1989-1991)	1900	1994	93 years, 117 days
38	Octavio Lepage	Venezuela	Acting President (1993)	1923	2017	93 years, 43 days
39	Lizardo Garcia	Ecuador	President (1905-1906)	1844	1937	93 years, 33 days
40	Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrin	Peru	Prime Minister (1957-1958)	1921	2013	92 years, 273 days
41	Javier Valle Riestra	Peru	Prime Minister (1998)	1932	2024	92 years, 182 days
42	Juan Mendoza Rodríguez	Peru	Prime Minister (1956)	1902	1995	92 years, 163 days
43	Manuel Maria Ponce	Peru	President (1930)	1874	1966	92 years, 104 days
44	Hugo Ballivián	Bolivia	President (1951–1952)	1901	1993	92 years, 38 days
45	Antonio Cafiero	Argentina	Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers (2001-2002)	1922	2014	92 years, 33 days
46	Manuel Maria Borrero	Ecuador	President (1938)	1883	1975	92 years, 28 days
47	Wolfgang Larrazábal	Venezuela	President (1958)	1911	2003	91 years, 358 days
48	José Serrato	Uruguay	President (1923-1927)	1868	1960	91 years, 342 days
49	Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña	Peru	Prime Minister (1934)	1869	1961	91 years, 321 days
50	Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe	Peru	Prime Minister (1982-1983)	1921	2013	91 years, 293 days
51	Darío Echandía	Colombia	Acting President (1909-1913)	1838	1939	91 years, 246 days
52	Eliodoro Villazón	Bolivia	President (1943-1944)	1897	1989	91 years, 233 days
53	Alfredo Baquerizo	Ecuador	Acting President (1912, 1931-1932) President (1916-1920)	1859	1951	91 years. 173 days
54	Ítalo Argentino Luder	Argentina	President (1909-1913)	1916	2008	91 years, 146 days
55	Andrés Córdoba	Ecuador	Interim President (1939-1940)	1892	1983	91 years, 145 days
56	Miguel Mujuca Gallo	Peru	Prime Minister (1968)	1910	2001	91 years, 104 days
57	Gregorio Conrado Álvarez	Uruguay	President (1981–1985)	1925	2016	91 years, 32 days
58	Eurico Gaspar Dutra	Brazil	President (1946–1951)	1883	1974	91 years, 24 days
59	Augusto Pinochet	Chile	President (1974-1990)	1915	2006	91 years, 15 days
60	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)	1934	Alive	91 years, 28 days
61	Bartolomé Blanche	Chile	Provisional President (1932)	1879	1970	91 years, 4 days
62	Carlos Menem	Argentina	President (1989-1999)	1930	2021	90 years, 227 days
63	Arthur Chung	Guyana	Prime Minister (1998)	1918	2009	90 years, 166 days
64	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	1935	Alive	90 years, 171 days
65	Jorge Alessandri	Chile	President (1958-1964)	1896	1986	90 years, 104 days
66	Tomás Gomensoro y Albín	Uruguay	President (1872–1873)	1810	1900	90 years, 75 days
67	Reynaldo Bignone	Argentina	Provisional President (1982-1983)	1928	2018	90 years, 45 days
68	José Salvador Cavero Ovalle	Peru	Prime Minister (1910)	1850	1940	90 years, 0 days
69	Rafael Addiego Bruno	Uruguay	President (1985–1990, 1995-2000)	1923	2014	89 years, 363 days
70	Jaime Lusinchi	Venezuela	President (1984–1989)	1924	2014	89 years, 359 days
71	José Mujica	Uruguay	President (2010–2015)	1935	2025	89 years, 358 days
72	Julio María Sanguinetti	Uruguay	President (1985–1990, 1995-2000)	1936	Alive	89 years, 335 days
73	Lidia Gueiler	Bolivia	President (1989-1999)	1920	2009	89 years, 254 days
74	Eleazar López Contreras	Venezuela	Acting President (1935; 1941) President (1935–1936; 1936-1941)	1935	2025	89 years, 242 days
75	Fernando Belaúnde Terry	Peru	President (1963-1969; 1970-1985)	1912	2002	89 years, 240 days
76	Ronald Venetiaan	Suriname	President (1990–1996; 2000-2010)	1936	2025	89 years, 140 days
77	Julio César Turbay Ayala	{{wp|Colombia}	President (1978-1982)	1916	2005	89 years, 87 days
78	David Padilla	Bolivia	President (1978-1979)	1927	2016	89 years, 43 days
79	Ernesto Giesel	Argentina	President (1974-1979)	1907	1996	89 years, 40 days
80	Jorge Batlle	Uruguay	President (2000–2005)	1927	2017	88 years, 364 days
81	José Luis Tamayo	Ecuador	President (1923-1924)	1858	1947	88 years, 343 days
82	Washington Beltrán	Uruguay	President (1965–1966)	1914	2003	88 years, 319 days
83	Félix Paiva	Peru	Provisional President (1937-1938) President (1938-1939)	1877	1965	88 years, 255 days
84	Guido Vidoso	Bolivia	President (1982)	1937	Alive	88 years, 246 days
85	Manuel Melitón Carvajal	Peru	Prime Minister (1914)	1847	1935	88 years, 193 days
86	Manuel Antonio Sanclemente	Colombia	President (1898-1902)	1813	1902	88 years, 174 days
87	Janet Jagan	Guyana	Prime Minister (1997) President (1997-1999)	1920	2009	88 years, 159 days
88	Carlos Andrés Pérez	Venezuela	President (1974-1979; 1988–1993)	1922	2010	88 years, 69 days
89	José Joaquin Pérez	Chile	President (1861-1871)	1801	1889	88 years, 56 days
90	Ramsewak Shankar	Suriname	President (1988-1990)	1937	Alive	88 years, 31 days
91	Jorge Rafael Videla	Argentina	President (1976-1981)	1925	2013	87 years, 288 days
92	Washington Luis	Brazil	President (1926-1930)	1869	1957	87 years, 282 days
93	Ricardo Lagos	Chile	President (2000-2006)	1938	Alive	87 years, 280 days
94	Marcos Pérez Jimenez	Venezuela	President (1952-1958)	1927	2016	87 years, 148 days
95	Pedro Pablo Kucznyski	Peru	Prime Minister (2005-2006) President (2016-2018)	1938	Alive	87 years, 65 days
96	Óscar de la Puente Raygada	Peru	Prime Minister (1992-1993)	1938	Alive	87 years, 64 days
97	Juan Carlos Wasmosy	Paraguay	President (1993-1998)	1938	Alive	86 years, 357 days
98	Juan Bautista Gaona	Paraguay	President (1904-1905)	1845	1932	86 years, 323 days
99	Alfonso de los Heros Pérez-Albela	Peru	Prime Minister (1991-1992)	1939	Alive	86 years, 326 days
100	Alfredo Duhalde	Bolivia	President (1946)	1898	1985	86 years, 284 days

See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• List of longest-living state leaders from Africa
• List of longest-living state leaders from Asia
• List of longest-living state leaders from Europe
• List of longest-living state leaders from Oceania
• List of longest-living state leaders from North America