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Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (, , or ) was a
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, measuring . He broke the record previously set by Gul Mohammed (1957–1997), whose height was . Dangi came to the attention of the media when a wood contractor saw him in his village in the Dang district of Nepal. He was awarded the title of shortest adult human ever recorded, after his height was measured in February 2012. He was subsequently included in the ''
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Biography

Dangi was born in Salyan, Salyan District, Nepal, on 30 November 1939. It is unknown what medical condition stunted his growth. He had five brothers and two sisters. Three of his five brothers were less than tall, while his sisters and two other brothers were of average height. He lived in a remote village, Reemkholi, approximately away from
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, Nepal's capital. Before being recognised by ''Guinness World Records'' as the world's shortest man in 2012, he had never left his home village. He was a weaver by trade. After being awarded the title, he said he had always wished to travel to all parts of his country and the world. He stated that being the shortest man in the world and a citizen of Nepal, he wanted to use his status to popularise his country. In 2012, at the age of 72, Dangi met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of
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. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of ''The Guinness Book of Records'' in 2013. On 13 November 2014, as part of Guinness World Records Day, Dangi met the world's tallest living man, Sultan Kösen, at an event in London. Dangi died in
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on 3 September 2015 at the age of 75, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Hospital in Pago, Pago. The exact cause of his death was not disclosed, although ''
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'' reported that he had previously been suffering from pneumonia. He had been touring the South Pacific for much of the year with
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's Tupa'l Bruno's Magic Circus.


See also

* List of people with dwarfism *
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* List of the verified shortest people


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Shortest Man of the World Chandra Bahadur Dangi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dangi, Chandra Bahadur 1939 births 2015 deaths People from Salyan District, Nepal People with dwarfism Nepalese people with disabilities World record holders