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on september 27, local time,south african centenarian margaret maritzcelebrated his 118th birthday.

currently, officially certified by guinness world recordsthe oldest living person,it is 116-year-old japanese tomiko itooka.agence france-presse reported,if margaret's identity documentcan be independently verified,she is expected to become the oldest living person in the world.

on september 27, margaret maritz’s 118th birthday party was held in a nursing home in taoslefe, not far from cape town. the old man blew out the birthday candles accompanied by his daughter.

nursing home staff said,margaret was a happy, talkative old man, full of love, and perhaps this was the secret to her longevity."she was a great person to talk to," said nursing home worker gregory adams. "she would tell you stories about her youth and tell us about respecting our parents. she didn't drink or smoke, and she would talk about these topics. that’s why she is a caring person, always smiling, always a happy person.”

according to copies of identification documents provided by the charity that helped organize the gathering,margaret was born on september 27, 1906, a document that has not been independently verified.guinness world records this year certified 116-year-old japanese tomiko itooka as the world's oldest living person.according to the agency’s website,the oldest confirmed person is frenchwoman jeanne calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.

however, to margaret's family, these titles are not important. what is important is that longevity allows the mother to always be with her children. margaret maritz’s daughter lisa said:"we are grateful. i don't know if i will live to this age, but for me it is a great privilege to have a mother who has lived to this age. she has experienced various challenges in life and lived a wonderful life.”

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