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| − | '''Tava Colo''' (born 22 December 1902?) is a longevity claimant living on island of Mayotte, an overseas department of France. |
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| + | |image = Tava Colo.jpg |
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| + | |caption = Tava Colo in October 2017 |
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| + | |sex = Female |
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| + | |nationality = Mayotte |
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| + | |nationality2 = French |
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| + | |birthyr = 1902? |birthplace = Mamoudzou, Mayotte |
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| + | |deathyr = 2021 |deathplace = Mayotte |
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| + | -->'''Tava Colo''' (22 December 1902? – 1 May 2021) was a French [[Longevity Claims|longevity claimant]] whose claimed age is unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG). If her claimed age were true, she would have been the oldest living person in the world from 22 July 2018 until her own death on 1 May 2021. Colo lived on the island of Mayotte, an overseas department of France. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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| + | According to her identity card, Tava Colo was born in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France on 22 December 1902. She had two daughters with her first husband, who were both deceased by October 2017. She also has nine grandchildren (the oldest of whom was born in 1949 and the youngest in 1971), 40 great-grandchildren, and 53 great-great-grandchildren. Her granddaughters, who affectionately nicknamed her “Coco” (“grandmother” in the local language), say that she had several husbands but that she divorced them if they disagreed with her children. |
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| + | Colo lived with one of her granddaughters in Passamainty, her native village, located in the commune of Mamoudzou, Mayotte. She was bedridden from 2010 onwards. In September 2017, she was visited by an adviser to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agn%C3%A8s_Buzyn Agnes Buzyn], France's Minister of Solidarity and Health. When asked to reveal her secret of longevity, she replied “that it must be respectful of all, small and great, and always take care of yourself, be very clean”. Colo died on 1 May 2021 at the claimed age of 118 years, 130 days. |
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==References== |
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| + | *<!--Mention of a 112-year-old woman in Passamainty)-->[https://centenaires-francais.forumactif.org/t18p600-preuves-de-vie-sur-les-personnes-de-110-ans-et-plus#1735 Mayotte, terre méconnue pour ses centenaires] Les Centenaires Français, 1 February 2015 |
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*[http://www2.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2017/10/10/elle-va-avoir-115-ans-la-doyenne-des-francais-est-une-mahoraise,70256.html La doyenne des Français est une Mahoraise] Imaz Press Reunion, 11 October 2017 |
*[http://www2.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2017/10/10/elle-va-avoir-115-ans-la-doyenne-des-francais-est-une-mahoraise,70256.html La doyenne des Français est une Mahoraise] Imaz Press Reunion, 11 October 2017 |
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| + | *[https://sherbrooktimes.com/is-115-years-old-the-mahoraise-tava-colo-is-the-new-dean-of-legal-french/19562 IS 115 YEARS OLD, THE MAHORAISE TAVA COLO IS THE NEW DEAN OF LEGAL FRENCH?] The Sherbrook Times, 14 October 2017 |
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| + | *[https://mayotte.orange.fr/actu/mayotte/la-doyenne-des-francais-pourrait-etre-mahoraise.html La doyenne des Français pourrait être mahoraise] Orange Mayotte, 15 October 2017 |
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| + | *[https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte/elle-s-appelle-tava-colo-115-ans-544713.html Elle s'appelle Tava Colo, 115 ans] Mayotte La 1ère, 27 December 2017 |
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| + | *[https://twitter.com/user/status/1036939582896525313 Tava Colo, dernière femme au monde à être née en 1902] Le Quotidien (de la Réunion) on Twitter, 4 September 2018 |
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| + | *[https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte/tava-colo-la-mahoraise-doyenne-de-france-s-est-eteinte-a-l-age-de-118-ans-997528.html Tava Colo, la Mahoraise doyenne de France s’est éteinte à l’âge de 118 ans] FranceTVInfo, 1 May 2021 |
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[[Category:Unverified French supercentenarians]] |
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Revision as of 21:16, 2 May 2021
| Tava Colo | |
 Tava Colo in October 2017 | |
| Birth: | 22 December 1902? Mamoudzou, Mayotte |
| Death: | 1 May 2021 Mayotte |
| Age: | 118 years, 130 days? |
| Country: |  MYT, FRA
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Tava Colo (22 December 1902? – 1 May 2021) was a French longevity claimant whose claimed age is unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). If her claimed age were true, she would have been the oldest living person in the world from 22 July 2018 until her own death on 1 May 2021. Colo lived on the island of Mayotte, an overseas department of France.
Biography
According to her identity card, Tava Colo was born in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France on 22 December 1902. She had two daughters with her first husband, who were both deceased by October 2017. She also has nine grandchildren (the oldest of whom was born in 1949 and the youngest in 1971), 40 great-grandchildren, and 53 great-great-grandchildren. Her granddaughters, who affectionately nicknamed her “Coco” (“grandmother” in the local language), say that she had several husbands but that she divorced them if they disagreed with her children.
Colo lived with one of her granddaughters in Passamainty, her native village, located in the commune of Mamoudzou, Mayotte. She was bedridden from 2010 onwards. In September 2017, she was visited by an adviser to Agnes Buzyn, France's Minister of Solidarity and Health. When asked to reveal her secret of longevity, she replied “that it must be respectful of all, small and great, and always take care of yourself, be very clean”. Colo died on 1 May 2021 at the claimed age of 118 years, 130 days.
References
- Mayotte, terre méconnue pour ses centenaires Les Centenaires Français, 1 February 2015
- La doyenne des Français est une Mahoraise Imaz Press Reunion, 11 October 2017
- IS 115 YEARS OLD, THE MAHORAISE TAVA COLO IS THE NEW DEAN OF LEGAL FRENCH? The Sherbrook Times, 14 October 2017
- La doyenne des Français pourrait être mahoraise Orange Mayotte, 15 October 2017
- Elle s'appelle Tava Colo, 115 ans Mayotte La 1ère, 27 December 2017
- Tava Colo, dernière femme au monde à être née en 1902 Le Quotidien (de la Réunion) on Twitter, 4 September 2018
- Tava Colo, la Mahoraise doyenne de France s’est éteinte à l’âge de 118 ans FranceTVInfo, 1 May 2021