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Oldest Man in the World Dies in Venezuela

April 8, 2024
The oldest man in the world, Venezuelan Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, died just shy of his 115th birthday and owed his long life to drinking a local spirit “every day.”
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Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, the oldest man in the world, died at 114 years old this week in his home state of Táchira, Venezuela. He died two months before his 115th birthday. Guinness World Records named Pérez Mora the oldest...
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The oldest man in the world.
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Juan Vicente. Perez Mora from Venezuela died this week at 114
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years old. He died two months before his 115th birthday in
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his home state of Tachira Venezuela.
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So he was two months away from his second quinceanera,
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his second quinceanera. He became the oldest man in the world
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In 2022. The governor of Tachira said Perez Mora was
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humble, hard working,
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optimistic and a friendly man born in 1909.
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He lived through both world wars.
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He was married for 60 years and his wife passed away in
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1997. They had 11 kids,
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42 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.
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It's like the song La la.
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We went through a lot.
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Juan Vicente credited his long life to working hard,
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resting on holidays, going to bed early and drinking a glass
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of Aguada Vient every day,
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loving God and always carrying him in his heart.
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Beautiful. I mean,
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I'm inspired, so inspired that my dad Jenny actually sent
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us a little care package from Colombia straight from Colombia.
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What is that? Ah Guarente Jenny,
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what? Let's do a little cheers for Juan Vicente Perez Mora
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Oh yeah. Oh,
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don't worry, I got him up.
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Oh girl, you're trying to.
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Ok. Pa Juan Vicente Sha sha.
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Oh I'm horrible taking shots and I'm not.
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Oh my God. Cheers salute la vida.
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I vida c well,
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let's move on to the next story.