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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

World's oldest man dead at 113 - Francisco Nunez Olivera passes away in Spain having attributed his long life to a glass of red wine a day

THE world’s oldest man has died just over a month after celebrating his 113th birthday.

Francisco Nunez Olivera passed away at around 10.30 last night at his home in the village of Bienvenida in Badajoz, south-west Spain.

He is due to be buried in his native village around 5.30 this afternoon.

Bienvenida mayor Antonio Carmena confirmed Francisco’s death this morning, describing it as a “shame for the entire village and the whole world.”
He told local media: “In recent years he has meant a lot to us, he has represented our village and he has helped make us known and loved.”

Local officials declared a day of mourning to mark Francisco’s death.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

113 - I'll drink to that!!!!

Gerald said...

And here I thought the oldest living people were in the US Congress and Senate.

Anonymous said...

Man, these "world's oldest people" are dropping like flies. Being called the world's oldest person is a death sentence.

Anonymous said...

If I ever become the world's oldest person, leave me alone and don't tell anybody. They all die soon after winning the title.

Anonymous said...

Justice Ginsberg just moved to the top of the list