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Oldest Living State Leaders DP

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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.

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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.

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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.

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On 30/03/2020 at 16:22, Sir Creep said:

Francesc Badia Batalla

If available, please.

SirC

 

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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.

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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.

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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

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May I have Jimmy Carter Please? 

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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 ! 

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I'll try Mr Ben Halim this time.

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A random cheeky Strougal.

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