Julia Sinédia-Cazour
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Marie-Julia Sinédia-Cazour (July 12, 1892 – October 6, 2005) was the oldest African supercentenarian
, oldest person
from the French possession
of Réunion
and is the tenth-oldest French person on record. She married in 1915. At the time of her death she was France's second-oldest person (Camille Loiseau of Paris
was a few months older) and the eleventh-oldest person in the world. She was the oldest living citizen of a French possession from the death of fellow 113-year-old Luce Maced on February 25, 2000 until Sinédia-Cazour's death on October 6, 2005 at 6:15 AM, aged 113 years and 86 days.
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
, oldest person
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
from the French possession
Overseas departments and territories of France
The French Overseas Departments and Territories consist broadly of French-administered territories outside of the European continent. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all have representation in the Parliament of France , and consequently the...
of Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
and is the tenth-oldest French person on record. She married in 1915. At the time of her death she was France's second-oldest person (Camille Loiseau of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
was a few months older) and the eleventh-oldest person in the world. She was the oldest living citizen of a French possession from the death of fellow 113-year-old Luce Maced on February 25, 2000 until Sinédia-Cazour's death on October 6, 2005 at 6:15 AM, aged 113 years and 86 days.