{"id":49225,"date":"2023-11-06T10:39:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/is-rwanda-home-to-the-world-s-oldest-living-person\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T10:41:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:41:47","slug":"is-rwanda-home-to-the-world-s-oldest-living-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/is-rwanda-home-to-the-world-s-oldest-living-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Rwanda home to the world’s oldest living person?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The current record holder for this prestigious title, as recognized by Guinness World Records, is Maria Branyas Morera, a Spanish woman born in 1907.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, at the age of 123, Sebugabo proudly declares himself as the last surviving member of his generation in his native region, while still retaining his hearing and vision.<\/p>\n

Sebugabo’s recollections transport us to a bygone era, including memories of the construction of Cyanika church in 1935, which involved a tragic incident where a man fell to his demise. His reminiscences also extend to the time of King Yuhi V Musinga’s reign, who ruled from 1896 to 1931.<\/p>\n

A father to twelve children from three different marriages, Sebugabo is unsure about the precise number of his descendants. <\/p>\n

Currently, his granddaughter, Laur\u00e8ne Kantanga, aged 60, provides him with care and is supported by a monthly allowance of Rwf12,000. <\/p>\n

Both Sebugabo and Kantanga express their heartfelt gratitude to the Government of Rwanda for this invaluable financial assistance.<\/p>\n

A neighbor, Fran\u00e7ois Musabyimana, fondly recalls Sebugabo’s tales about the colonial era and even believes that the centenarian could be over 130 years old.<\/p>\n

Figures released in 2022 revealed a significant increase in life expectancy in Rwanda, rising from 51 years in 2002 to an impressive 69.6 years in 2022.<\/p>\n

\"Sebugabo<\/figure>\n
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\"Sebugabo,<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

{In a remarkable discovery, L\u00e9onidas Sebugabo, a resident of the Nyanza cell in the Cyanika Sector of Nyamagabe District, has emerged as a compelling contender for the title of the world’s oldest living person. As per official records, Mr. Sebugabo’s identification card indicates a birth year of 1900, placing him firmly in the spotlight as a potential record holder for longevity.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000060962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-49225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000060962,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sebugabo_leonidas_123_ans-1c399.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sebugabo_leonidas_123_ans-1c399.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sebugabo_leonidas_123_ans-1c399.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sebugabo_leonidas_123_ans-1c399.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sebugabo_leonidas_123_ans-1c399.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sebugabo_leonidas_123_ans-1c399.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000060962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49225"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=49225"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=49225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}