Doyenne and Doyen of Argentina

Ale76 — Thu, 05 May 2022 08:59:30 +0000

The Doyenne of Argentina is Ms. Casilda Ramona Benegas de Gallego (born 8 April 1907 in Trinidad, Itapua, Paraguay, 115).
She is the fourth-oldest validated living person in the world, behind Soeur André (FRA), Ms. Juniewicz (UKR/POL), and Ms. Branyas Morera (SPA/USA).
She is the first validated supercentenarian born in Paraguay, and she is also the oldest validated person to ever reside in Argentina.
She has been the oldest validated living person in South America since the death of Ms. da Santa Cruz on 23 January 2022. On 13 May 2020, she surpassed the age of Ms. Moyano to become the oldest validated person ever to live in Argentina.
Ms. Benegas de Gallego currently lives in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She has been validated by LAS and GRG.
At 115: https://www.lacapitalmdp.com/casilda-benegas-cumple-115-anos-y-es-la-mas-longeva-de-la-argentina

About the Doyen of of Argentina there are no SCs or almost SCs men pending or validated by LAS.

Claims from Argentina (Age 108+)

seto2001 — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:47:05 +0000

Male - Moisés Emanuel Álvez (26 Oct 1907?) of San Vicente, Misiones

Birthplace: El Soberbio, Misiones

20 Jan 2022:

"The oldest lord of the municipality of San Vicente, is Don Alvez Moisés Emmanuel was born on October 26, 1907, in the Monteagudo neighborhood municipality of (El Soberbio)

The son of foreign parents, (Brazilians) he lived long years for those payments, then for various reasons he moved to kilometer 34 in San Vicente.

As a result of a fire in his home, he lost all the documentation he had, which is why he still did not have the universal right of identity, nor did he have a pension granted by the State, in order to survive.

A happy and cheerful grandfather!, as described by his relatives. It should be noted that it was the Social Action Directorate of the commune, which managed and mobilized all the rigorous procedures to reconstruct its history, and thus finally grant it its first National Identity Document.

He currently resides in Picada La Flor, kilometer 34 of Provincial Route Number 13; Along with his niece Liliana who gives him shelter and assistance in what he needs.

In a dialogue with El Territorio, the secretary of Social Action Ana Feyeca expressed: "as a social institution, we try to provide the right of identity to undocumented people and thus reconstruct their history, to improve their quality of life.""

Video of him in January 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlKFQAkXriU

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Doyenne and Doyen of Argentina

Claims from Argentina (Age 108+)