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World’s Oldest Man, Juan Vicente Is Dead

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World's Oldest Man
  • Juan Vicente Perez Mora, the world’s oldest man at 114, has passed away

  • Certified by Guinness World Records in 2022, Mora hailed from Venezuela

  • Mora, known as Tio Vicente, led a remarkable life as a farmer and sheriff

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Juan Vicente Perez Mora, recognized as the oldest man in the world, has passed away at the age of 114. A native of Venezuela, Mora had been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man in 2022. His death occurred on Tuesday.

“Juan Vicente Perez Mora has transcended into eternity at 114 years of age,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on social media platform X.

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Mora was officially confirmed as the world’s oldest man alive on February 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days old, according to Guinness.

A father of 11, as of 2022 he had 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

 

The farmer known as Tio Vicente was born in the town of El Cobre, in the Andean state of Tachira on May 27, 1909, and was the ninth of 10 children.

“At the age of five years old, he started working with his dad and brothers in agriculture and assisted with sugar cane and coffee harvesting,” a Guinness statement from 2022 said.

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Perez went on to become a sheriff and was responsible for resolving land and family disputes, while still working in agriculture.

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