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Maria Branyas, the former world's oldest known living person, dies at the age of 117 years and 168 days,

making Tomiko Itooka the new current oldest living person.

Published August 19, 2024· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

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Context: Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Maria Branyas, the former world's oldest known living person, dies at the age of 117 years and 168 days, making Tomiko Itooka the new current oldest living person.

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2024-08-19).