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This article lists 100 oldest known living or deceased [[head of state|heads of state]] or [[head of government|heads of government]] of [[sovereign state]]s (often a [[president]] or [[prime minister]]), born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''<!-- and those both currently living and in office are in '''bold on purple''' -->. The longest-lived state leader with known exact date of birth and death was [[Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum]], who lived to {{Age in years and days|1905|9|1|2009|1|22}}. [[Ek Yi Oun]], fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 days.

{{hatnote|This is the current up-to-date list of Longest living state leaders As of {{currentdate}}}}<!-- This date should be updated after any substantive data change to the table (e.g. deaths, surpassing of lifespans, term expiration for those who are currently in office). --> 

The most recent longest living state leader to die was [[Kenneth Kaunda]], former [[President of Zambthw [[President of Czechoslovakia|former Genera Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovkia]] [[Miloš Jakeš]] of [[Czechoslovakia]] at the age of 97 years, 50322 days on 170 Junely 20210 and since his death, last 170 Junely, no state leader has died in the last {{Age in years, months and days|20210|067|170}} ({{age in days|20210|067|170}} days), nd on the Contrary the Most recent [[list of the Oldest living state leaders|former State leader]] to enter the list was [[Giorgio Napoitano]], former [[President of Italy]] when he tied the age of [[Dom Mintoff]], former [[Prime Minister of Malta]] who died at the get of 96 years and 14 days on Juy 10, 2021.

== Gallery ==
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File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest ever:<br />{{flagicon|Cambodia|1962}} [[Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum]]<br />served 1962
File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|2nd-oldest ever:<br />{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Celâl Bayar]]<br />served 1937–1939 & {{nobr|1950–1960}}
File:Antoine Pinay 1969.jpg|3rd-oldest ever:<br />{{flagicon|French Fourth Republic}} [[Antoine Pinay]]<br />served 1952–1953
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|75||[[Martial Célestin]]||{{flag|Haiti}}||[[Prime Minister of Haiti|Prime Minister]] (1988)||1913||2011||97 years, 123 days
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|76||[[Gheorghe Apostol]]||{{flag|Romania|1952}}||[[Romanian Communist Party#General Secretaries (1921–1989)|First Secretary of the Workers' Party]] (1954–1955)||1913||2010||97 years, 97 days
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77 || [[Kenneth Kaunda]] ||  {{flag|Zambia|1964}} || style="background-color:gold;" |'''77'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''[[Kenneth Kaunda]]'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{flag|Zambia|1964}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |[[President of Zambia|State President]] (1964–1991)<br />[[United National Independence Party|President of the United National Independence Party]]<br />(1973–1990)|| 1924|| 2021 || 97style="background-color:gold;" |1924|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{age in years, 50 and days|1924|4|28}}'''
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|78||[[Walter Scheel]]||{{flag|West Germany}}||[[Chancellor of Germany|Acting Chancellor]] (1974)<br>[[President of Germany|President]] (1974–1979)||1919||2016||97 years, 47 days
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|79||[[Helmut Schmidt]]||{{flag|West Germany}}||[[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] (1974–1982)||1918||2015||96 years, 322 days
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|85||[[Yitzhak Shamir]]||{{flag|Israel}}||[[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days⏎
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|'''85'''|| '''[[Guillermo Rodríguez]]'''|| '''{{flag|Ecuador|1900}}'''||[[President of Ecuador|President]] (1972–1976)|| 1924 || '''Alive'''|| '''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
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|86||[[Yitzhak Shamir]]||{{flag|Israel}}||[[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days
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|87||[[Federico Páez]]||{{flag|Ecuador|1900}}||[[President of Ecuador|Acting President]] (1935–1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days
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|88||[[Habib Bourguiba]]||{{flag|Tunisia|1959}}||[[Prime Minister of Tunisia|Prime Minister]] (1956–1957)<br>[[President of Tunisia|President]] (1957–1987)||1903||2000||96 years, 247 days
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|89||[[Vyacheslav Molotov]]||{{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}||[[Premier of the Soviet Union|Premier]] (1930–1941)||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
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|{{sort | 1 = 90 | 2 = 68–90 }}||[[Constantine Kollias]]||{{flag|Kingdom of Greece|1935|name=Greece}}||[[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]] (1967)||1901||1998||96 years, 194 days to<br>97 years, 193 days{{Efn-lr|name=unclear}}
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|91||[[Pedro Richter Prada]]||{{flag|Peru}}||[[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister]] (1979–1980)||1921||2017||96 years, 191 days
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|92||[[Alejandro Deustua]]||{{flag|Peru|1825}}||[[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister]] (1902)||1849||1945||96 years, 137 days
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|93||[[Abderrahmane Youssoufi]]||{{flag|Morocco}}||[[List of heads of government of Morocco|Prime Minister]] (1998–2002)||1924||2020||96 years, 82 days
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|94||[[Pedro Lascuráin]]||{{flag|Mexico|1893}}||[[President of Mexico|Acting President]] (1913)||1856||1952||96 years, 74 days
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|'''95'''||'''[[Ali Hassan Mwinyi]]'''||'''{{flag|Tanzania}}'''||[[President of Tanzania|President]] (1985–1995)<br />'''[[Chama Cha Mapinduzi|National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi]]''' (1990–1992l||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|5|8}}'''
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|96||[[Federico Chávez]]||{{flag|Paraguay|1842}}||[[President of Paraguay|President]] (1949–1954)||1882||1978||96 years, 68 days
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|97||[[Fumio Gotō]]||{{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan}}||[[Prime Minister of Japan|Acting Prime Minister]] (1936)||1884||1980||96 years, 67 days
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|98||[[Mario Echandi Jiménez]]||{{flag|Costa Rica}}||[[President of Costa Rica|President]] (1958–1962)||1915||2011||96 years, 43 days
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|99||[[Michael I of Romania|Michael I]]||{{flag|Kingdom of Romania|name=Romania}}||[[King of Romania|King]] (1927–1930; 1940–1947)||1921||2017||96 years, 41 days
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|100||[[João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu|The Viscount of Sinimbu]]||{{flag|Empire of Brazil|1870|name=Brazil}}||[[President of the Council of Ministers of Brazil|Prime Minister]] (1878–1880)||1810||1906||96 years, 37 days
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|'''1xx'''|| style="background-color:gold;" | '''[[Giorgio Napolitano]]'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{flag|Italy}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |[[President of Italy|President]] style="background-color:gold;" | 1925|| style="background-color:gold;" | '''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" | '''{{ayd|1925|6|29}}'''
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|95||[[Federico Chávez]]||{{flag|Paraguay|1842}}||[[President of Paraguay|President]] (1949–1954)||1882||1978||96 years, 68 days
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|96||[[Fumio Gotō]]||{{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan}}||[[Prime Minister of Japan|Acting Prime Minister]] (1936)||1884||1980||96 years, 67 days
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|'''96'''||'''[[Ali Hassan Mwinyi]]'''||'''{{flag|Tanzania}}'''||[[President of Tanzania|President]] (1985–1995)<br />'''[[Chama Cha Mapinduzi|National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi]]''' (1990–1992l||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|5|8}}'''
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|98||[[Mario Echandi Jiménez]]||{{flag|Costa Rica}}||[[President of Costa Rica|President]] (1958–1962)||1915||2011||96 years, 43 days
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|99||[[Michael I of Romania|Michael I]]||{{flag|Kingdom of Romania|name=Romania}}||[[King of Romania|King]] (1927–1930; 1940–1947)||1921||2017||96 years, 41 days
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|100||[[João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu|The Viscount of Sinimbu]]||{{flag|Empire of Brazil|1870|name=Brazil}}||[[President of the Council of Ministers of Brazil|Prime Minister]] (1878–1880)||1810||1906||96 years, 37 days
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|'''101'''||'''[[Giorgio Napolitano]]'''||'''{{flag|Italy}}'''||'''[[President of Italy|President]]''' (2006–2015)||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|6|29}}'''
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|102||[[Dom Mintoff]]||{{flag|Malta}}||[[Prime Minister of Malta|Prime Minister]] (1955–1958; 1971–1984)||1916||2012||96 years, 14 days
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|'''103'''||'''[[Mahathir Mohamad|Mahatir Bin Mohamad]]'''||'''{{flag|Malaysia}}'''||[[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] (1981–2003; 2018–2020)||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|7|10}}'''
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|104||[[Hans Schaffner]]||{{flag|Switzerland}}||[[List of members of the Swiss Federal Council|Federal Council Member]] (1961–1969)<br>[[President of the Swiss Confederation|President]] (1966)||1908||2004||95 years, 346 days
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|105||[[Joaquín Balaguer]]|| {{flag|Dominican Republic}}||[[President of the Dominican Republic|President]] (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)||1906||2002||95 years, 316 days
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|106||[[:en:Tomás Romero Pereira|Tomás Pereira]]||{{flag|Paraguay|1842}}||[[President of Paraguay|Provisional President]] (1954)||1886||1982||95 years, 312 days
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|107||[[Belisario Betancur]]'''||{{flag|Colombia}}'''|| [[President of Colombia|President]] (1982–1986)||1923||2018||95 years, 306 days
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|'''108'''||'''[[Yang Hyong-sop]]'''||'''{{flag|North Korea}}'''||'''[[President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly]] (1994–1998)'''||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|10|1}}'''
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|109|||[[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]]||{{flag|Italy}}||[[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] (1993–1994)<br>[[President of Italy|President]] (1999–2006)||1920|||2016||95 years, 282 days
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|110||[[:en:Fred Degazon|Frederick Degazon]]||{{flag|Dominica|1978}}||[[President of Dominica|President]] (1979–1980)||1913||2008||95 years, 274 days
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|'''111'''||'''[[Arnaldo Forlani]]'''||'''{{flag|Italy}}'''||'''[[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] (1980–1981)'''||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|12|8}}'''
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|'''112'''||'''[[Trần Thiện Khiêm]]'''||'''{{flag|South Vietnam}}'''||'''[[Leaders of South Vietnam|Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee]] (1964)'''<br>'''[[Leaders of South Vietnam|Prime Minister]] (1969–1975)'''||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|12|15}}'''
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|113||[[:en:Juan José Estrada|Juan José Estrada]]||{{flag|Nicaragua|1908}}||[[President of Nicaragua|President]] (1910–1911)||1872||1967||95 years, 191 days
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|114||[[Pote Sarasin]]||{{flag|Thailand}}||[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1957)||1905||2000||95 years, 187 days
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|115||[[:en:Antonio Imbert Barrera|Antonio Barrera]]||{{flag|Dominican Republic}}||[[President of the Dominican Republic|President]] (1965)||1920||2016|| 95 years, 180 days
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|116||[[:en:Tahar Ben Ammar|Tahar Ben Anwar]]||{{flag|Tunisia}}||[[Prime Minister of Tunisia|Prime Minister]] (1956)||1889||1985||95 years, 166 days
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|117||[[Roberto M. Levingston]]||{{flag|Argentina}}||[[President of Argentina|President]] (1970–1971)||1920||2015||95 years, 158 days
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|118||[[Cuthbert Sebastian]]||{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}||[[Governor General of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Governor General]] (1996–2013)||1921||2017||95 years, 154 days
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|'''119'''||'''[[Abdelsalam al-Majali]]'''||'''{{flag|Jordan}}'''||[[List of prime ministers of Jordan|Prime Minister]] (1993–1995, 1997&ndash;1998)||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|2|18}}'''
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|120||[[:en:Paal Berg|Paal Berg]]||{{flag|Norway}}||[[Chief Justice of Norway|Acting Head of State]](1945)||1873||1968||95 years, 126 days
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|121||[[Ahmed Ben Bella]]||{{flag|Algeria}}||[[Present of Algeria|President]] (1963 - 1965)||1916||2012||95 years, 108 days
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|122||[[Philippe Pétain]]||{{flag|France}}||[[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] (1940)<br>[[President of France|Chief of State]] (1940 - 1944)||1856||1951||95 years, 90 days
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|{{sort|1=123|2=123-93|}}||[[:en:Hassan al-Hakim|Hassan al-Hakim]]||{{flagdeco|Syria|1932}} [[Syria]]||[[Prime Minister of Syria|Prime Minister]] (1941–1942; 1951)||1886||1982||95 years, 89 days to<br>96 years, 88 days{{refn|The exact date of birth for al-Hakim is unknown.}}
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|'''124'''||'''[[Elizabeth II]]'''||'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}'''||[[:en:List of British Monarchs|Queen]] (1952–"present")||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1926|4|21}}'''
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|125||[[Léopold Sédar Senghor|Léopold Senghor]]||{{flag|Senegal}}||[[President of Senegal|President]] (1960 - 1980)||1906||2001||95 years, 72 days
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|126||[[:en:Petar Stambolić|Petar Stambolić]]||{{flag|Yugoslavia}}||[[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia|Prime Minister]] (1963 - 1967)<br>[[President of Yugoslavia|President]] (1982 - 1983)||1912||2007||95 years, 71 days
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|127||[[Ali Bozer]]||{{flag|Turkey}}||[[Prime Minister of Turkey|Acting Prime Minister]]"(1989)||1925||2020||95 years, 64 days
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|128||[[:en:Anibal Portill|Anibal Portillo]]||{{flag|El Salvador}}||[[Member of the Civic Military Directory]] (1961 - 1962)||1914||2010||95 years, 57 days
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|129||[[:en:Pak Song-chol|Pak Song-chol]]||{{flag|North Korea}}||[[Premier of North Korea|Premier]] (1976 - 1977)||1913||2008||95 years, 56 days
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|130||[[:en:Nguyễn Văn Tâm|Nguyễn Văn Tâm]]||{{flag|South Vietnam}}||[[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] (1952–1954)||1893||1990||95 years, 48 days
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|'''131'''||'''[[Abdoulaye Wade]]'''||'''{{flag|Senegal}}'''||[[List of presidents of Senegal|President]] (2000–2012)||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1926|5|29}}'''
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|132||[[:en:Max Petitpierre|Max Petitpierre]]||{{flag|Switzerland}}||[[Federal Council Minister]] (1944-1961) <br>[[President of Yugoslavia|President]] (1950, 1955, 1960)||1899||1994||95 years, 27 days
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|133||[[Dušan Dragosavac]]||{{flag|Yugoslavia}}||[[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia|Prime Minister]] (1981–1982)||1919||2014||95 years, 20 days
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|134||[[:en:Saeb Salam|Saeb Salam]]||{{flag|Lebanon}}||[[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973)||1905||2000||95 years, 4 days
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|135||[[:en:Hassan ibn Yahya|Hassan ibn Yahya]]||{{flag|North Yemen}}||[[List of Heads of Government of Yemen|Prime Minister]] (1948–1955)||1908||2003||95 years, 0 days
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|'''136'''||'''[[:en:Jiang Zemin|Jiang Zemin]]'''||'''{{flag|China}}'''||[[:en:General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party|General Secretary of the Communist Party]] (1989–2002)<br />[[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] (1993&ndash;2003)||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|8|17}}'''
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|'''137'''||'''[[Valdas Adamkus]]'''||'''{{flag|Lithuania}}'''||[[:en:List of rulers of Lithiania|President]] (1998–2003)||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1926|11|3}}'''
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|'''138'''||'''[[Raif Dizdarević]]'''||'''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}'''||[[:en:List of heads of State of Yugoslavia|President of the Presidency]] (1988–1989)||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1926|12|6}}'''
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==Addendum==
=== Longest Living State Leaders with Unclear status and Uncertain Lifespan ===
The following individual may be older than #100–4, but their leadership status are uncertain.
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== Other websites ==
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* [http://worldstatesmen.org WorldStatesmen]—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories

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