| Zivan Popovic | |
 Popovic (aged 105) in July 2022 | |
| Birth: | 30 January 1917 Latvica, Arilje, Austria-Hungary (present day Serbia) |
| Death: | 12 January 2024 Latvica, Arilje, Serbia |
| Age: | 106 years, 347 days |
| Country: |  SRB
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| Centenarian | |
Zivan Popovic [Serbian: Живан Поповић] (30 January 1917 – 12 January 2024) was a Serbian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Serbia at the time of his death. He was also the second-oldest known living person in Serbia, behind Milka Baukovic and the third-oldest known living man in the Balkans, behind Ilie Ciocan and Iosif Rus.
Biography[]
Zivan Popovic was born in the village of Latvica, municipality of Arilje, Zlatibor District, Austria-Hungary (present-day Serbia) on 30 January 1917. Until the age of 20, he tended cattle, then he joined the king’s army, and remained there longer. Then there was the war II.
He was married twice, once in 1937, the second time in 1951. His first wife died in 1950, with whom he had five children, his second wife died in 2004, with whom he had two daughters. When he was 103, he had a total of 11 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren, then six of his children were still alive.
His recipe for longevity is to be moderate in everything and be resourceful. He showed resourcefulness when, as a young man, he managed to escape from a military hospital and walk through occupied Serbia from Skoplje to his village of Latvica. He was also mobilized into the Chetniks, then into the Partisans. And when he was demobilized, he devoted himself to agriculture, built a house in Latvica and acquired the largest living capital, which is a family.
He became known to the public for the fact that at the age of 101 he was still engaged in hunting, at that time he was the oldest active hunter in Serbia and Europe.
He became the oldest living man in Serbia, following the death of 107-year-old Simo Ivosevic on 22 October 2022. After the death of 109-year-old Bedriska Adamickova of the Czech Republic on 1 September 2023, he became the oldest known living Serbian-born person.
Zivan Popovic died in the mountain village of Latvica, municipality of Arilje, Zlatibor District, Serbia on 12 January 2024 at the age of 106 years, 347 days. Following his death, then 104-year-old Zivorad Markovic of Belgrade became the oldest known living man in Serbia.
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- Od lova ne odustaje ni na pragu 101. godine RTS, 7 November 2017
- Stogodišnji lovac iz Latvice RTRS, 15 November 2017
- Дека Живан, најстарији ловац Србије, можда чак и Европе RTS, 17 April 2019
- Savet dede Živana, koji ima 103 godine i 35 potomaka RTS, 11 May 2020
- DEDA ŽIVAN IMA 103 GODINE, IZBEGAO STRELJANJE U RATU, A UMAKAO I KORONI Kurir, 2 June 2020
- NAJSTARIJI SRBIN: Deda Živan ima 105 godina, bio je i u četnicima i partizanima, a EVO KAKO JE PREŽIVEO STRELJANJE! Kurir, 17 July 2022
- Živan Popović is the oldest Serb at 105 years old News Founded, 17 July 2022
- Živan Popović ima 105 godina i recept za dugovečnost (VIDEO) Info Liga on YouTube, 27 July 2022
- Najstariji Ariljac - Živan Popović Moje Arilje, 9 December 2022
- Zivan Popovic najstariji Ariljac 10 01 2023 TV Požega on YouTube, 10 January 2023
- Mučio se kroz život, radio teške poslove, a danas puni 106 godina: Ovo je deka Živan, najstariji Ariljac Telegraf, 30 January 2023
- ODUVAO SVEĆICU SA NEVEROVATNIM BROJEM 106! Najstariji Ariljac, Živan Popović, iako ima preko 30 potomaka u trošnoj kućici živi sam Kurir, 30 January 2023
- DEDA ŽIVAN PROSLAVIO 106. ROĐENDAN Ariljac je najstariji Srbin, a sada je otkrio njegov recept za dug i dobar život (FOTO) Blic, 30 January 2023
- Kako doživeti 106. rođendan - umerenost, dobra dela i vera RTS, 30 January 2023
- SLUŽIO KRALJU, DRAŽI I TITU, A SAD ŽIVI SAM U PLANINI Živan Popović ima 107 godina i preko 30 potomaka Blic, 26 December 2023
- Živan nas napustio u 107. godini, živeo sam a imao više od 40 potomaka Telegraf, 12 January 2024
- UMRO NAJSTARIJI SRBIN Deda Živan nas napustio u 107. godini: Imao preko 30 potomaka, a živeo sam (FOTO/VIDEO) Blic, 12 January 2024
- PREMINUO NAJSTARIJI SRBIN: Deka Živan nas napustio u 107. godini, iza sebe ostavio više od 40 POTOMAKA Kurir, 12 January 2024
| Serbia’s Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Rade Grujicic • Jovo Latinovic • Ilija Trifunovic • Milivoje Matejic • Branko Kurjacki • Vitomir Bozic • Stepan Dobricanovic • Radivoje Stevanovic • Simo Ivosevic • Zivan Popovic • Zivorad Markovic |