Juan Vicente Perez Mora, a Venezuelan who was certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world, has passed away at the age of 114, as confirmed by officials and relatives. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on the social media platform X, “Juan Vicente Perez Mora has transcended into eternity at 114 years of age.” Perez was officially recognized as the oldest living man on February 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days old.
Perez Mora was a father of 11, with 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren
As of 2022, Perez Mora was a father of 11, with 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Born in the town of El Cobre, in the Andean state of Tachira, on May 27, 1909, Perez was the ninth of 10 children. According to a 2022 statement from Guinness, he began working in agriculture at the age of five, helping his father and brothers with sugar cane and coffee harvesting. Known as Tio Vicente, he was a farmer. Perez went on to become a sheriff and was responsible for resolving land and family disputes, while still working in agriculture.
Born in 1907, Maria Branyas Morera is the world’s oldest living person. She has survived World War I, World War II, the Spanish Flu pandemic, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In a birthday tribute on Instagram, Guinness World Records wrote, “Happy birthday to Maria Branyas Morera who celebrates her 117th birthday today. She was verified as the world’s oldest person back in January 2023.” Maria was born on March 4, 1907, in San Francisco, USA, but moved back to Spain with her family at the age of eight, settling in Catalonia. She has lived in the region ever since and has been a resident of the same nursing home for the past 23 years. According to Guinness World Records, she became the oldest person on Earth in January 2023, following the death of 118-year-old Lucile Randon from France.