Brazil’s Lula among world’s oldest leaders
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October 26, 2026
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PARIS, France (AFP)—Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, re-elected on Sunday just two days before his 81st birthday, is among the world’s oldest leaders.
US President Donald Trump, who turned 80 in June, is only a few months younger.
They are among just a few octogenarian heads of state, according to data from the US-based Pew Research Center covering 186 UN member states.
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