| Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez | |
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| Birth: | 25 July 1904 Salamina, Caldas, Colombia |
| Death: | 27 August 2016 Armenia, Quindío, Colombia |
| Age: | 112 years, 33 days |
| Country: |  COL
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| Validated | |
Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez [Spanish: Márquez de Ramírez] (25 July 1904 – 27 August 2016) was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age is validated by Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Colombia.
Biography[]
Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez was born in Salamina, Caldas to Rafael Marquez Restrepo and Rosaura Mejia Londoño. When she was very young, her family moved to Armenia, Quindio Department. She married Juan Ramon Ramírez and they had two children: Gonzalo and Lucila. Her sister, Ines Cecilia Marquez de Ramirez (2 May 1909 – fl.2 May 2017) was the one of the oldest living known people in Colombia until she went limbo. Ana Sara and Ines Cecilia were the oldest living siblings in Colombia until her death. She was also the oldest known living person in Colombia since the death of Elvira Montoya Ordonez on 16 July 2015 until her own death.
She died in Armenia, Quindío on 27 August 2016 at the age of 112 years, 33 days. At the time, she was the first verified female supercentenarian from Colombia, until her she was later surpassed by Carmen Jaramillo Chavarria and then Sofia Rojas.
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References[]
- Gerontology Research Group (GRG)
- Anita, la mujer de los 109 años La Crónica, 13 September 2013
| Colombia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Transito Ayala • Benilda Ospino Altamar • Magdalena Hernandez • Clementina Saldarriaga Correa • Aurora Soto Rubio • Heroina Rivero Penaranda • Elvira Montoya Ordonez • Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez • Alicia Castillo • Carmen Jaramillo Chavarria • Juana Aritama • Sofia Rojas • Eusebio Quintero Lopez • Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia • Francisca Mangonez Martinez • Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo • Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez |