The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away at his home in Georgia at the age of 100.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100.
Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States.
The nonprofit organization representing the former president, the Carter Center, announced his passing.
According to AFP, citing the Carter Center’s statement, public memorials will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.
Carter, the 39th U.S. President (1977-1981), had been receiving hospice care at his hometown of Plains, Georgia, since mid-February 2023.
His wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, passed away before him in November 2023 at the age of 96.
On December 29, Carter died surrounded by his family at his home in Plains. He was the longest-living former U.S. president.
“My father was a hero—not just to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and selfless love. My siblings and I have shared these values of my father with the rest of the world. The world is our family because of how he brought people together, and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live by these shared beliefs,” Chip Carter, Jimmy Carter’s son, shared in a statement about his father’s passing.
Carter overcame brain cancer in 2015 but faced several health challenges in 2019, requiring surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, CNN reported. He was a peanut farmer and a Navy lieutenant before entering politics, serving one term as the governor of Georgia and later becoming the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981.
In his post-presidency years, Carter, along with his wife Rosalynn, founded the Carter Center with hopes of advancing global peace and health. In 2002, former President Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote peace worldwide.