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This is an incomplete list of verified [[Ethnic groups in Africa|African]] [[supercentenarian]]s (people from [[Africa]] who have attained the age of at least 110 years). So far, there have been 2 verified supercentenarians from [[Africa]].<ref name="GRG">[http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM Validated Living Supercentenarians] Retrieved September 2014. The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.</ref> The oldest African ever was [[French people|French]] woman Maria Diaz, who passed away at the age of 113 years 249 days on French island of [[Reunion]]. As of {{date}}, there are no [[list of living supercentenarians|verified living supercentenarians]], living supercentenarians in Africa, however there have been verified a few, who were born in Africa and lived in another regions in the world. |
This is an incomplete list of verified [[Ethnic groups in Africa|African]] [[supercentenarian]]s (people from [[Africa]] who have attained the age of at least 110 years). So far, there have been 2 verified supercentenarians from [[Africa]].<ref name="GRG">[http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM Validated Living Supercentenarians] Retrieved September 2014. The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.</ref> The oldest African ever was [[French people|French]] woman Maria Diaz, who passed away at the age of 113 years 249 days on French island of [[Reunion]]. As of {{date}}, there are no [[list of living supercentenarians|verified living supercentenarians]], living supercentenarians in Africa, however there have been verified a few, who were born in Africa and lived in another regions in the world. |
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This is an incomplete list of verified African supercentenarians (people from Africa who have attained the age of at least 110 years). So far, there have been 2 verified supercentenarians from Africa.[1] The oldest African ever was French woman Maria Diaz, who passed away at the age of 113 years 249 days on French island of Reunion. As of 16 May 2024, there are no verified living supercentenarians, living supercentenarians in Africa, however there have been verified a few, who were born in Africa and lived in another regions in the world.
African supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest people from Africa. Those entries color-coded as verified have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Those color-coded as pending are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as unverified have submitted no documents to support the claimed age.
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Diaz[2] | F | 22 February 1898 | 29 October 2011 | 113 years, 249 days | Algeria[a] | Réunion (France) |
| 2 | Julia Sinédia-Cazour[2] | F | 12 July 1892 | 6 October 2005 | 113 years, 86 days | Réunion (France) | Réunion (France) |
| 3 | Johanna Booyson[1] | F | 17 January 1857 | 16 June 1968 | 111 years, 151 days | South Africa | South Africa |
a^ Diaz was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
African emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelina Domingues[3] | F | February 19, 1888 | August 21, 2002 | 114 years, 183 days | Cape Verde[a] | United States (California) |
| 2 | Anne Primout[2] | F | 5 October 1890 | 26 March 2005 | 114 years, 172 days | Algeria[b] | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 3 | Marcelle Narbonne[4] | F | 25 March 1898 | 1 January 2012 | 113 years, 282 days | Algeria[c] | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 4 | Consuelo Moreno[3] | F | 5 February 1893 | 13 November 2004 | 111 years, 282 days | Spanish Morocco[d] | United States (Virginia) |
| 5 | Emile Fourcade[2] | M | 29 July 1884 | 29 December 1995 | 111 years, 153 days | Algeria[e] | France (Rhône-Alpes) |
a^ Domingues was born in Cape Verde, which was at that time a Portuguese colony. Now it is an independent country.
b^ Primout was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
c^ Narbonne was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
d^ Moreno was born in Spanish Morocco, which was then part of the Spanish Empire. It is now in Morocco.
e^ Fourcade was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
References
- ^ a b Validated Living Supercentenarians Retrieved September 2014. The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
Supercentenarians who lived in Francewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b GRG Verified Supercentenarian Cases -- USA (As of April 28, 2007) Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
GRG Deaths in 2012was invoked but never defined (see the help page).