Gabriel Estavo Monjane; Believed to Be World’s Tallest Man
Gabriel Estavo Monjane, 45, believed the tallest man in the world at 8 feet, 3/4 inch. Monjane, recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, weighed 392 pounds and was known in circus circles as the “Giant of Monjacaze” after his birthplace in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza. In Maputo, Mozambique, on Jan. 21 when he accidentally fell in his back yard and hit his head on a concrete patio, the newspaper Noticias reported.
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