✔ Age Certified by LongeviQuest
Efraín Antonio Ríos García was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest. He was the oldest known (documented) living person in Colombia and the second-oldest living man in the world at the time of his death. To this day, he remains the oldest man to ever die in Colombia.
Efraín Antonio Ríos García was born in the countryside of the town of Fredonia, Antioquia Department, Colombia on 4 April 1910. His legitimate siblings were Emilio, Eloisa, Carlina, Alfredo, Luisa, Francisco, Engracia and Victor. His father married for a second time with Carmen Ledesma, and they had three sons (Francisco, Carlos and Roberto). One of his favorite hobbies was horseback riding, and in his youth, he always had horseback rides on a farm, or on the shore near the Cauca River. His parents were highly appreciated and recognized people in the region. He began his studies at the Chamuscados school in Fredonia.
Ríos García married Herminia Uribe. The couple had 18 children: Javier, Lilliam, Irma, Hugo, Héctor, Irma Inés, Flor, Virgilio, Efraín, German, Luz, Nidia, Saul, Nelson, Martha, Flor, Alvaro and Ramiro.
His older brother, Francisco, passed away in 2011, aged 106. In April 2013 at the age of 103, he and his wife Herminia celebrated 80 years of marriage. His wife passed away in 2015. His daughter Liliam described him as a person who always practiced honesty, responsibility, dignity, authority, respect and love towards others.
As of April 2020, he had 80 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 18 great-great-grandchildren. As of April 2023, ten of his 18 children were still alive.
Ríos García died at 5:30 PM on 11 January 2024 in Itagui, Antioquia Department, Colombia, at the age of 113 years and 282 days. At the time, he lived with his daughter Martha.
His age was first verified by Santiago Garcia Medina for the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS), where he was listed as pending validation on 23 April 2021. The validation process was completed by Fabrizio Villatoro, and his age was validated by LQ on 30 April 2023.
Upon the death of Eusebio Quintero López on 16 July 2023, Sr. Ríos García became Colombia’s oldest known living person, and the second-oldest known living man in the world.
On 20 August 2023, he was visited by LongeviQuest and presented with certificates recognizing him both as Colombia’s oldest living person, and as the world’s second-oldest living man.
On his wedding day. (Source: Courtesy of family)
As a young man. (Source: Courtesy of family)
With his wife and children, 1940s. (Source: Courtesy of family)
Aged 100, with his wife, during an interview. (Source: Courtesy of family)
On 20 August 2023, pictured with Santiago Garcia and Fabrizio Villatoro.
On 20 August 2023, during his visit from LongeviQuest.
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