Dumitru Comanescu
had become in late May
in the oldest man in the world after death
of
Bob Weighton
. Now, a month after obtaining the title, she died this Saturday at 111 years and eight months.
Alexandra Good
, director of the Bucharest Senior Center, in
Romania
, was the one who confirmed the news. So far, the causes of Comanescu’s death are unknown.
His timeline goes through the two world wars, the Spanish flu of 1918 and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Those who knew him expressed their sadness at his death and described him as a “generous” man.
Dobre said to
Digi24
:
“Meeting him was a real-life lesson about faith and the responsibility we have with every living soul we meet
, on the power to overcome the small and great challenges of life, on virtue, kindness, humanity and understanding. ”
Comanescu was born on November 8, 1908 in Provita de Jos, a town in southern Romania and there he always worked in agriculture. In May, he explained what it meant to inherit the title of the longest living man in the world. ”
I would like to thank all those who have been with me, who have helped and supported me over the years, my family, friends and people close to me.
. But more than anything, I thank God because he chose me to be here today, as the oldest man in the world, “he acknowledged.
As for statistics, the longest-lived man in the world was born in Japan and was
Jiroemon Kimura
, who died in 2013 at 116 years and 54 days. While the oldest woman was the French citizen
Jeanne Louise Calment
, who reached 122 years and 164 days when he died in 1997.
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