Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

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Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a Middle East peace broker in his time and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights, has died at the age of 100.

A Democrat from Georgia, Carter was the longest-serving president in U.S. history. He served only one term in the White House and was succeeded by Ronald Reagan in 1981. But Carter spent the following decades focusing on international relations and human rights, efforts that earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Carter had been hospitalized several times before, his family said on February 18 last year that he had chosen to "spend his remaining time at home" with his loved ones. The decision had the "full support of his family and his medical team," a family statement said.

Carter's wife, Rosalynn Carter, died last November. The former first lady was 96. The couple married in 1946, and the former president attended her memorial service, traveling from the couple's home in Plains, Georgia, to Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta.

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Carter's eldest grandson, Jason Carter, had said in a media interview in June of this year that the former president was not conscious every day but was "experiencing the world as best he could" as his days were ending.



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