Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, who since May 2022 has held the Guinness Book of Records as oldest man in the worlddied this Tuesday in the state of Tachira (west bordering Colombia), where he lived all his life, almost two months before he turned 115 years old.

The news was confirmed by the governor of Tachira, Chavista Freddy Bernal, who – via social network without specifying the cause of death.

The old man who He had 11 children and devoted himself to farming. For more than 50 years, he lived his last five years between recognition and honor, including Guinness Book certification, local ceremonies and government awards.

His last birthdays, as explained by relatives EFEcelebrated with Catholic liturgies and Creole foodand all this within the confines of his residence, located in the alpine zone of the Andean region, where he lived with relatives and under the supervision of doctors.

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“Uncle Juan”, as he was popularly called, was born on May 27, 1909, and since 2020, when EFE made his story known, as his own family confirms, waited for Guinness, which was released on May 17, 2022.

Last May, when he celebrated his last birthday, received congratulations from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Chavista Bernal and several opposition leaders. (EFE)