World's oldest primary school student dies at 99
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The world's oldest primary school student, Priscilla Sitieni, whose resolve to acquire an education in her 90s inspired a French film and won praise from UNESCO, has died in Kenya aged 99, local media reported.
She is affectionately referred to as "Gogo," which in the local Kalenjin language translates as "grandmother."
NAIROBI: The world's oldest primary school student, Priscilla Sitieni, whose resolve to acquire an education in her 90s inspired a French film and won praise from UNESCO, has died in Kenya aged 99,...
Priscilla Sitienei was set to sit her final exams next week, along with her 12-year-old classmates.