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Future names for List of oldest living state leaders

Rulers born in 1936
Name	Country	Years and title	Birthdate	Confirmed?^[a]	Article
Julio María Sanguinetti	Uruguay	President March 1, 1985 – March 1, 1990, and March 1, 1995 – March 1, 2000	6th of January, 1936	Listed in Rulers, Listed in article	Attended a inauguration with José Mujica (Listed above) for new president, see https://americasquarterly.org/article/what-uruguay-can-teach-us/
Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre	Guatemala	Acting President 3 September 2015 – 14 January 2016	6th of January, 1936	Listed in List, Listed in Rulers (correct later)	Article is from 2015, might need a new one if its 2026 or later, but see https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/09/150903_quien_sustituye_presidente_guatemala_hr
Émile Lahoud	Lebanon	President 24 November 1998 – 24 November 2007	12th of January, 1936	Listed in List, Listed in Rulers	Recent article, see https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/447550/Iran-to-overcome-sanctions-and-become-more-powerful-Emile-Lahoud
Choummaly Sayasone	Laos	President 8 June 2006 – 20 April 2016	6th of March, 1936	Listed in List, Listed in Rulers	Recent article, see https://en.vietnamplus.vn/pm-pham-minh-chinh-visits-former-leaders-of-laos/246894.vnp
Kennedy Simmonds	St.Kitts & Nevis	PM 19 September 1983 – 7 July 1995	12 April 1936	Listed in Rulers, Listed in article	In article, see https://zizonline.com/sir-kennedy-remembers-uhral-swanston/
Costas Simitis	Greece	Prime Minister 22 January 1996 – 10 March 2004	23rd of June, 1936	Listed in Rulers, Listed in article	Appeared in event, see https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1184865/three-day-pasok-congress-kicks-off-friday/
Yasuo Fukuda	Japan	Prime Minister 26 September 2007 – 24 September 2008	16th of July, 1936	Listed in List, Listed in Rulers	Recent article, see https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/Japan-s-opposition-parties-struggle-to-dispute-defense-buildup
Hifikepunye Pohamba	Namibia	President 21 March 2005 – 21 March 2015	18th of August, 1936	Listed in List, Listed in Rulers	Recent article, see https://www.namibian.com.na/6224192/archive-read/Pohamba-asked-Kapofi-Shifeta-to-withdraw
Lien Chan	Taiwan	Premier 27 February 1993 – 31 August 1997	27th of August, 1936	Listed in List, Listed in Rulers	Just published a memoir, see https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/02/09/2003794005
Kamuta Latasi	Tuvalu	Prime Minister 10 December 1993 – 24 December 1996	4th of September, 1936	Listed in Rulers, Listed in article	Article mentions his resignation, but its in context of another person, see https://www.fijitimes.com/kofe-a-true-patriot/. Better source if possible is needed.
Zaid al-Rifai	Jordan	Prime Minister 4 April 1984 – 27 April 1989	27th of November, 1936	Listed in List, Listed on Rulers	Article links to tweet he posted, is blue checked, see https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/10/palestine-jordan-will-not-reannex-the-west-bank/
Pope Francis	Vatican City	Pope and Sovereign 13 March 2013 – current date	17th of December, 1936	Listed in List (Benedict)(Until his death), Listed in Rulers	With how relevant the Church is right now, there's articles everywhere and around the corner, but the most recent is this, see https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253594/pope-francis-meets-with-cardinal-becciu-amid-ongoing-vatican-finance-trial
Rulers born in 1937
Name	Country	Years and title	Birthdate	Confirmed	Article^[a]
King Harald V	Norway	King 17 January 1991 - Recent date	21st of February, 1937	Listed in article, Listed on World statesmen	Unfortunate Gerald Ford moment, but see here: https://people.com/king-harald-recovers-from-tumble-while-greeting-queen-margrethe-7547631
Olusegun Obasanjo	Nigeria	President (First time, under a Military head, second elected) 13 February 1976 – 1 October 1979, 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007	5th of March, 1937		Interview, see https://www.channelstv.com/2023/08/12/obasanjo-expresses-concern-over-corruption-in-nigerian-politics/
Guido Vildoso	Bolivia	Leader of Junta (President) 21 July 1982 – 10 October 1982	5th of April, 1937
Trần Đức Lương	Vietnam	President 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006	5th of May, 1937	Listed in Rulers, Listed in article	(Articles seen)
Jacques Santer	Luxembourg	Prime Minister 20 July 1984 – 26 January 1995	16th of May, 1937		(Should be one)
Mengistu Haile Mariam	Ethiopia	Not sure, but Leader of Junta/President 3 February 1977 - 21 May 1991	21st of May, 1937		Seen in a now gone tweet, mentioned in article, see https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45043811
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	Bulgaria	Tsar 28 August 1943 – 15 September 1946 Prime Minister 24 July 2001 – 17 August 2005	16th of June, 1937		Was in court, see https://www.novinite.com/articles/219935/Bulgaria’s+Former+King+successfully+sued+the+state+for+1.6+Million+Euros
Ronald Venetiaan	Suriname	President 16 September 1991 – 15 September 1996, 12 August 2000 – 12 August 2010	18th of June, 1937		Interview/statement, see https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean-news/former-president-urges-support-for-coalition-as-suriname-battles-socio-economic-problems/
Lionel Jospin	France	Prime Minister 2 June 1997 – 6 May 2002	12th of July, 1937		Poem in auction, see https://www.sudouest.fr/charente-maritime/ile-de-re/ars-en-re/ars-en-re-lionel-jospin-ecrit-un-poeme-pour-restaurer-l-eglise-du-village-16215097.php
Yoshirō Mori	Japan	Prime Minister 5 April 2000 – 26 April 2001	14th of July, 1937		Maybe should keep his thoughts to himself, see https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14869049
Manuel Pinto da Costa	São Tomé and Príncipe	President 12 July 1975 – 4 March 1991, 3 September 2011 – 3 September 2016	5th of August, 1937		(Should be able to find one)
Bounnhang Vorachith	Laos	PM 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006 GS 22 January 2016 – 15 January 2021 President 20 April 2016 – 22 March 2021	15th of August, 1937		Met a leader, see https://en.vietnamplus.vn/president-visits-laos-former-senior-leaders/251349.vnp
Jean Alingué Bawoyeu	Chad	Prime Minister March 4, 1991 – May 20, 1992	18th of August, 1937		(Article maybe exists?)
Francisco Pinto Balsemão	Portugal	Prime Minister 9 January 1981 – 9 June 1983	1st of September, 1937		Got an award, see https://expresso.pt/50anos/2023-06-28-Francisco-Pinto-Balsemao-distinguido-com-Medalha-de-Honra-da-cidade-de-Lisboa-43ea627a
Franz Vranitzky	Austria	Chancellor 16 June 1986 – 28 January 1997	4th of October, 1937		(exists)
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga	Latvia	President 8 July 1999 – 8 July 2007	1st of December, 1937		Statement, see https://bnn-news.com/ex-president-elksnins-doesnt-deserve-to-have-such-a-high-post-in-latvia-240140

Rulers born in 1936
Name	Country	Years and title	Birthdate	Confirmed?^[a]
Rulers born in 1937
Name	Country	Years and title	Birthdate	Confirmed?^[a]

List of figures who have died before making List of oldest living state leaders

Died in 2023^[b]
Name	Country	Died
Pervez Musharraf	Pakistan	Died February 5th
Sergey Tereshchenko	Kazakhstan	Died February 10th
Ahmed Qurei	Palestine	Died February 22nd
Gérard Latortue	Haiti	Died February 27th
Indrek Toome	Estonia	Died February 28th
Pascoal Mocumbi	Mozambique	Died March 25th
Nikica Valentić	Croatia	Died May 3rd
Rifat Rastoder (Acting)	Montenegro	Died May 4th
Mikio Aoki (Acting)	Japan	Died June 11th
Silvio Berlusconi	Italy	Died June 12th
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford	Barbados	Died June 26th
Tapley Seaton	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Died June 30th
Milan Milutinović	Serbia	Died July 2nd
Surat Huseynov	Azerbaijan	Died July 31st
Boniface Alexandre	Haiti	Died August 4th
Beriz Belkić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Died August 16th
Mircea Snegur	Moldova	Died September 13th
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (questionable leader)	Libya	Died September 16th
Marouf al-Bakhit	Jordan	Died October 7th
László Sólyom	Hungary	Died October 8th
Martti Ahtisaari	Finland	Died October 16th
Li Keqiang	China	Died October 26th
Henri Lopes	Congo	Died November 3rd
Rahim Huseynov	Azerbaijan	Died November 13th
Giuseppe Arzilli	San Marino	Died November 19th
Faustin Twagiramungu	Rwanda	Died December 2nd
Paulin Obame-Nguema	Gabon	Died December 11th
Died in 2024^[c]
Vaino Väljas	Estonia	Died January 16th
Choe Thae-bok	North Korea^[d]	Died January 20th
Hage Geingob	Nambia	Died February 4th
John Bruton	Ireland	Died February 6th
Sebastián Piñera	Chile	Died February 6th
Edward Lowassa	Tanzania	Died February 10th
Brian Mulroney	Canada	Died February 29th
Agbéyomé Kodjo	Togo	Died March 3rd
Mahammed Dionne	Senegal	Died April 5th
Gediminas Kirkilas	Lithuania	Died April 20th
Ro Jai-bong	South Korea	Died April 23rd

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Person must have been listed in the following sites or lists to be here: Rulers/World Statesmen, Oldest List, or list of leaders of said country.
^ The Person must have been listed in the following sites or lists to be here: Rulers/World Statesmen, Oldest List, or list of leaders of said country, and then must have died before making it to the lists 100 mark, which was currently at 1934 at the time. (Some exceptions may apply)
^ The Person must have been listed in the following sites or lists to be here: Rulers/World Statesmen, Oldest List, or list of leaders of said country, and then must have died before making it to the lists 100 mark, was currently at 1934 at the time. This has flipped to 1935. (Some exceptions may apply)
^ North Korea has a tendency to announce deaths long after, and for their leaders not to be announced following retirements with where they are at, so some NK leaders are missed in list.