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World > Americas & EMEA
World's oldest person dies in Spain at 117
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 22, 2024 12:05 am

MADRID — The world's oldest person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died on Tuesday at age 117, her family said.

Guinness World Records officially acknowledged Branyas' status as the world's oldest person in January 2023, following the death of French nun Lucile Randon, 118.

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