Michael Klanga

Michael Klanga (7 January 1907 - 2 July 2015) was a Cypriot-born British centenarian. 🇨🇾

Biography
Michael Klanga was born in Cyprus on 7 January 1907. He moved to London from the small town of Analyonda in Nicosia in 1956, with his late-wife Maritsa and their seven children. In 1962, at the age of 55, he opened MC Klanga delicatessen in Camden Road, which he continued to run until he retired in his 80s.

The family moved to Chingford in the 1980s, and the property is still owned by the family. Until 2010, Mr Klanga lived on his own with routine visits from his family but moved to Anastasia Lodge care home in Enfield at the age of 103.

Michael Klanga passed away 2 July 2015 in North Middlesex University Hospital, London, England at the age of 108 years and 176 days. He is survived by seven children, 17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Michael Klanga is currently oldest known man ever from Cyprus.