In general, our results suggested that certain life events were associated with increased depressive symptoms in people sixty five years of age and older. These results were robust even after controlling for demographic factors and health status. The cumulative exposure to multiple life events was shown to have an important effect in development of depressive symptomatology. The occurrence of single life event had contributed to the onset of depression whereas the occurrence of multiple events had an additive influence on depression. Repeated exposure to different life events could not force individuals to cope with stress more effectively.