Europe 1 with AFP 11:53 a.m., April 3, 2024

Venezuelan Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, recognized as the oldest man in the world by Guinness World Records since 2022, died this Tuesday at the age of 114. He was the father of 11 children, 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren as of 2022.

Venezuelan Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, who became the oldest man in the world in 2022 according to Guinness World Records, died Tuesday at the age of 114, authorities and his family said. “Juan Vicente Pérez Mora entered eternity at the age of 114. This native of El Cobre gave Venezuela the longevity record awarded by the Guinness World Records,” President Nicolas Maduro said on X.

Juan Vicente Pérez Mora has lasted forever for more than 114 years, with the people of El Cobre regaling him with the Guinness World Record in Venezuela for his longest life in the world. Envío mi abrazo y condolencias a su familiares y ado el pueblo de El Cobre estado… pic.twitter.com/ieVPosm8dt

— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) April 3, 2024

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On February 4, 2022, the Venezuelan, then aged 112 years and 253 days, was officially recognized as the oldest man in the world, according to the Guinness World Records website. Father of 11 children, in 2022 he had 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The farmer was born in El Cobre, in the state of Táchira (west), on May 27, 1909. He was the ninth child in a family of ten. “At the age of five, he began working with his father and brothers in agriculture and helped harvest sugar cane and coffee,” Guinness World Records said after presenting him with the award. .