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, 11 days.

Gallery

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

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  2nd-Oldest:
   Panama
  Bernardino González Ruiz
  served: 1963

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  3rd-Oldest:
   Ecuador
  Telmo Vargas
  served: 1966

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  4th-Oldest:
   Peru
  Francisco Morales Bermúdez
  served: 1975–1980

List

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	102 years, 11 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	Tomás Romero Pereira	Paraguay	Provisional President (1954)	1886	1982	95 years, 312 days
18	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	1923	2018	95 years, 306 days
19	Fred Degazon	Dominica	President (1979–1980)	1913	2008	95 years, 274 days
20	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years, 322 days
21	Roberto Marcelo Levingston	Argentina	Acting President (1970–1971)	1920	2015	95 years, 151 days
22	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	1930	Alive	95 years, 205 days
23	Sixto Durán Ballén	Ecuador	President (1992–1996)	1921	2016	95 years, 124 days
24	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1930	Alive	95 years, 137 days
25	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
27	Emilio Bello Codesido	Chile	President (1925)	1868	1863	94 years, 233 days
28	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	1931	Alive	94 years, 284 days
29	Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	Guatemala	Acting President (1865)	1802	1897	94 years, 207 days
30	Héctor Trujillo	Ecuador	President (1952–1960)	1908	2002	94 years, 196 days
31	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2003)	1931	Alive	94 years, 150 days
32	Alfonso López Michelsen	Colombia	President (1972–1976)	1913	2007	94 years, 11 days
33	Carlos Mancheno Cajas	Ecuador	Jefe Supremo (1947)	1902	1996	94 years, 2 days
34	Rafael Caldera	Venezuela	President (1969–1974, 1994–1999)	1916	2009	93 years, 334 days
35	Alfredo Stroessner	Paraguay	Dictator and President (1954-1989)	1912	2006	93 years, 286 days
36	Edelmiro Julián Farrell	Argentina	President (1944-1946)	1887	1980	93 years, 251 days
37	Víctor Paz Estensorro	Bolivia	President (1952-1956, 1962-1964, 1985-1989)	1907	2001	93 years, 248 days
38	Luis Alberto Sánchez	Peru	Prime Minister (1989-1991)	1900	1994	93 years, 117 days
39	Octavio Lepage	Venezuela	Acting President (1993)	1923	2017	93 years, 43 days
40	Lizardo Garcia	Ecuador	President (1905-1906)	1844	1937	93 years, 33 days
41	Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrin	Peru	Prime Minister (1957-1958)	1921	2013	92 years, 273 days
42	Javier Valle Riestra	Peru	Prime Minister (1998)	1932	2024	92 years, 182 days
43	Hugo Ballivián	Bolivia	President (1951–1952)	1901	1993	92 years, 38 days
44	Antonio Cafiero	Argentina	Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers (2001-2002)	1922	2014	92 years, 33 days
45	Manuel Maria Borrero	Ecuador	President (1938)	1883	1975	92 years, 28 days
46	Wolfgang Larrazábal	Venezuela	President (1958)	1911	2003	91 years, 358 days
47	José Serrato	Uruguay	President (1923-1927)	1868	1960	91 years, 342 days
48	Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña	Peru	Prime Minister (1934)	1869	1961	91 years, 321 days
49	Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe	Peru	Prime Minister (1982-1983)	1921	2013	91 years, 293 days
50	Eliodoro Villazón	Bolivia	President (1909-1913)	1838	1939	91 years, 233 days
51	Alfredo Baquerizo	Ecuador	Acting President (1912, 1931-1932) President (1916-1920)	1859	1951	91 years. 173 days
52	Gregorio Conrado Álvarez	Uruguay	President (1981–1985)	1925	2016	91 years, 32 days
53	Eurico Gaspar Dutra	Brazil	President (1946–1951)	1883	1974	91 years, 24 days
54	Augusto Pinochet	Chile	President (1974-1990)	1915	2006	91 years, 15 days
55	Bartolomé Blanche	Chile	Provisional President (1932)	1879	1970	91 years, 4 days
56	Carlos Menem	Argentina	President (1989-1999)	1930	2021	90 years, 227 days
57	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)	1934	Alive	91 years, 6 days
58	Jorge Alessandri	Chile	President (1958-1964)	1896	1986	90 years, 104 days
59	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	1935	Alive	90 years, 149 days
60	Reynaldo Bignone	Argentina	Provisional President (1982-1983)	1928	2018	90 years, 45 days
61	José Mujica	Uruguay	President (2010–2015)	1935	2025	89 years, 358 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 South America