CastAway 488 Posted May 4, 2020 Luis Echeverria please! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,589 Posted May 4, 2020 Mahathir Mohamad for me please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,977 Posted May 4, 2020 Well, we are just six men from the end. Here is a quick update on the remaining strongmen: 1)Hyun Soong-jong (1919): Reportedly in failing health ahead of his 100th birthday last year. Has been steadily declining since the death of his wife in 2014. 2)Josip Manolic (1920): Among the lot he has the best health. Apparently no issuues and very frequent appaearance. Widowed in 2003, remarried a woman 30 years his junior in 2016. 3)Kim Yong-ju (1920, 1922): The youngest of the lot, born in August 1922, despite what Western sources say. Lost his post as VP of the Presidium in April 2019 and reportedly is not in the best health, has not appeared in public for more than a year. Suffering from cardiac illness, he received major heart surgery in Hungary in th 70s. Never married or had children. 4)Mustafa Ben Halim (1921): Widowed in 2016, lost a daughter in 2018 (Sherine Ben Halim Jafar, the cookbook writer). Very secluded these days, health unknown, but was decent enough till last year. Living in Dubai. 5)Francisco Morales Bermudez (1921): Widowed in 1998, remarried in 1999. Reportedly very frail, he got a life sentence in Italy last year. Still, was well enough to write and present a volume of memories. 6)Luis Echeverria (1922): Widowed in 1999, has an incredible history of health issues, going from massive buildup of fluid in the brain to recurrent pneumonia which regularly sent him in ICU around 2018. Now seems to be relatively well. When will it finish? Who's the strongest link? Only time will tell. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donald 182 Posted May 5, 2020 On 04/05/2020 at 21:24, drol said: When will it finish? Who's the strongest link? Only time will tell. Probably never as it seems to me that noone will announce kim's death formally and verifiably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,977 Posted May 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Donald said: Probably never as it seems to me that noone will announce kim's death formally and verifiably. 1)Why shouldn't they? Brother of Ethernal President Kim Il-sung and a cadre who was widely rehabilitated in recent years, even receiving various Honors. Should at least get a wreath from Kim Jong-un if not a (small) state funeral 2)Even if it is not announced he is a member of the Kim dynasty. Every year South Korea Ministry of Unification publishes an adjourned report on each of them, so they will eventually dig out a death date for him like they did with Kim Song-ae 3)As extrema ratio he will be declared dead for this game as he turns 110 (actual 108) as it is highly unlikely to happen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SusanStoHelit 21 Posted May 6, 2020 Mohammad Hassan Sharq please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 7, 2020 On 30/03/2020 at 16:22, Sir Creep said: Francesc Badia Batalla If available, please. SirC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,311 Posted May 25, 2020 Congrats to @ThereWillBeDeaths7 for correctly guessing the passing of Hyun Soong Jong. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,977 Posted May 25, 2020 Down to just five of the originals; congrats to @ThereWillBeDeaths7, update coming soon. Also congrats to Josip Manolic on his new achievement and to Lybian suspected crook Mustafa Ben Halim for becoming respectively the oldest living state leader and the undisputed oldest living state leader. Manolic seems entitled to a good run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,977 Posted May 25, 2020 Twenty-third round: 1)Josip Manolic (1920), Prime Minister of Croatia 2)Kim Yong-ju (1920), vacancy Head of State of North Korea 3)Mustafa ben Halim (1921), Prime Minister of Lybia 4)Francisco Morales Bermudez (1921), President of Perù 5)Luis Echeverria (1922), President of Mexico 6)Milos Jakes (1922), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 7)Jules Sedney (1922), Prime Minister of Suriname 8)Branislav Soskic (1922) President of Communist Montenegro 9) Lee Teng-hui (1923), President of Taiwan 10)Francesc Badia Batalla (1923), Episcopal Veguer of Andorra 11)Khamtai Siphandon (1924) Prime Minister and President of Laos 12)Tomiichi Murayama (1924) Prime Minister of Japan 13)Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924) Prime Minister of Morocco 14)Kenneth Kaunda (1924) President of Zambia 15)Jimmy Carter (1924), President of United States of America 16)Lubomir Strougal (1924), Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 17)Guillermo Rodriguez Lara (1924), President of Ecuador 18)Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prime Minister of Jordan 19)Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), President of Tanzania 20)Giorgio Napolitano (1925), President of Italy 21)Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Prime Minister of Malaysia 22)Mohammad Hasan Sharq (1925), Chairman of Council of Ministers of Afghanistan 23)Ali Bozer (1925), Prime Minister of Turkey 24)Yang Hyong-sop (1925), Chairman of the Presidium of North Korea 25)Arnaldo Forlani (1925), Prime Minister of Italy 26)Tran Thiem Khiem (1925), Prime Minister of South Vietnam 27)Valery Giscard d'Estaing (1926), President of France 28)Ema Derossi-Bjelajac (1926), President of Socialist Croatia 29)Elizabeth II (1926), Queen of the United Kingdom 30)Abdoulaye Wade (1926), President of Senegal New entry is Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, ethernal tyrant of Senegal and a rather despicable person. Anyaway, he seems to be doing pretty well these days and his father lived to 105, so does not seem a good pick. Choose your picks. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,977 Posted May 25, 2020 Twenty-third round masterlist: theoldlady: Jimmy Carter Lafaucheuse: Kim Yong-ju Ulitzer95: Jules Sedney Donald: Josip Manolic CoffinLodger: Luis Echeverria The Quim Reaper: Mustafa Ben Halim chilean way: Giorgio Napolitano ThereWillBeDeaths7: Lee Teng-hui paddyfool: Francisco Morales Bermudez Bibliogryphon: Kenneth Kaunda Newjack: Branislav Soskic CastAway: Francesc Badia Batalla drol: Lubomir Strougal Philip: Ali Bozer Life Is Beautiful: Abderrahmane Youssoufi Sir Creep: Abdelsalam Majali 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,311 Posted May 25, 2020 May I have Jimmy Carter Please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted May 25, 2020 Kim Yong-ju for me please ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,657 Posted May 25, 2020 Jules Sedney please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted May 25, 2020 Luis Echeverria for me please if no one else has him yet . PS congrats to Josip Manolic on becoming the oldest living former world leader ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miracle Aligner 249 Posted May 25, 2020 Milos Jakes please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,405 Posted May 25, 2020 I'll try Mr Ben Halim this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted May 25, 2020 Napolitano please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 748 Posted May 25, 2020 Lee Teng-hui for me please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted May 25, 2020 Francisco Morales Bermudez please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,589 Posted May 25, 2020 I'll take Kenneth Kaunda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newjack 38 Posted May 25, 2020 I'll pick Branislav Soskic please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted May 25, 2020 Francesc Badia Batalla please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,977 Posted May 25, 2020 A random cheeky Strougal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
