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So, it is possible that the world's oldest living man was found in Indonesia with verifiable documentation of his birth in December 1870. However, they still need to be independently verified before it can be completely confirmed.
This means that there is a possibility that thia could be in error, as it hinges on the Indonesian birth record system, which if this is indeed from 1870, has the potential to be incorrect.
It is completely possible this may be another family member's birth certificate, such as his father or grandfather. However, since there is no way to deconfirm it yet, we do not know for sure.
You can read the article here (which contains a video of the man in question): http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...h-gotho-indonesia-145-years-old-a7213191.html
Here's the article in quoted form, as well:
While the records are still being verified, it seems much more likely that this will end up to be true due to the official documentation.
To put this all in perspective: He's only five years younger than when the American Civil War came to a close in May 1865, if this is indeed true.
EDIT: Wanted to adjust the post to fit more with this being a possibility until it is formally verified as indeed true and not an error.
EDIT 2: This is said to be his "ID card" and is featured in other news articles. other than The Independent's article. Please note that this is not new to today and was posted in the initial article on all other news sites yesterday. I am just adding this for information purposes.
So, it is possible that the world's oldest living man was found in Indonesia with verifiable documentation of his birth in December 1870. However, they still need to be independently verified before it can be completely confirmed.
This means that there is a possibility that thia could be in error, as it hinges on the Indonesian birth record system, which if this is indeed from 1870, has the potential to be incorrect.
It is completely possible this may be another family member's birth certificate, such as his father or grandfather. However, since there is no way to deconfirm it yet, we do not know for sure.
You can read the article here (which contains a video of the man in question): http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...h-gotho-indonesia-145-years-old-a7213191.html
Here's the article in quoted form, as well:
The world’s oldest man has been named as Indonesian Mbah Gotho, who is 145 years old, with documentation that says he was born in 1870.
Mr Gotho said he began preparing for his death in 1992, even having a gravestone made, but 24 years later he is still alive.
He has now outlived all 10 of his siblings, his four wives and his children.
Though his age is impressive, Mr Gotho told a regional news network: “What I want is to die.”
For the past three months he has needed to bathed and spoon-fed, and is becoming increasingly frail.
Mr Gotho has official documentation which shows his age, and the Indonesian records office says it has confirmed his birth date as December 31 1870.
If this is correct, this would earn him the title of the oldest person ever, a title currently held by French centenarian Jeanne Calment, who was 122 when she died – 23 years younger than Mr Gotho.
If the documents cannot be independently verified, however, Mr Gotho will not go down in the record books.
There are a number of people who claim to have broken Jeanne Calment’s record, such as Nigerian James Olofintuyi, who claims to be 171, and Dhaqabo Ebba from Ethiopia, who claims to be 163, but without verifiable documents they cannot be given her title.
The centenarian, from Central Java, says he spends his time listening to the radio, as his eyesight is no longer good enough to watch television.
When asked the secret to a long life, he said: “The recipe is just patience”.
While the records are still being verified, it seems much more likely that this will end up to be true due to the official documentation.
To put this all in perspective: He's only five years younger than when the American Civil War came to a close in May 1865, if this is indeed true.
EDIT: Wanted to adjust the post to fit more with this being a possibility until it is formally verified as indeed true and not an error.
EDIT 2: This is said to be his "ID card" and is featured in other news articles. other than The Independent's article. Please note that this is not new to today and was posted in the initial article on all other news sites yesterday. I am just adding this for information purposes.