Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the oldest surviving president of the United States, has died astatine the property of 100.

Carter, who was president betwixt 1977 and 1981, died connected Sunday astatine his location successful Plains, Georgia, according to the Carter Center.

“Our founder, erstwhile US President Jimmy Carter, passed distant this day successful Plains, Georgia,” the organisation, which Carter founded a twelvemonth aft leaving the White House, said successful a station connected X.

Our founder, erstwhile U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed distant this day successful Plains, Georgia. pic.twitter.com/aqYmcE9tXi

— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) December 29, 2024

The decease was archetypal reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

No origin of decease was instantly given, though Carter had spent astir 2 years nether hospice attraction astatine his location aft being treated for a signifier of tegument cancer.

Carter had celebrated his 100th day astatine his location successful October.

Despite serving lone 1 term, the erstwhile peanut husbandman from Georgia formed a agelong shadiness during successful his station statesmanlike career. That included winning the Nobel Prize for Peace successful 2002 for The Carter Center’s enactment successful warring the Guinea worm illness successful Africa and tracking elections crossed the world.

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