Former US President Jimmy Carter, who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian efforts, passed away at the age of 100. Carter was known for his commitment to peace, human rights, and global development.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president who later won the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, has died at the age of 100, the Carter Center said on Sunday. He died peacefully on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family, the human rights organisation he founded said in a statement. Carter was the longest-living president in US history, having celebrated his 100th birthday on October 1 this year.
His death came over a year after his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, passed away in November 2023, and more than a year and a half after the ailing former president entered hospice care, in February 2023. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,” Chip Carter, the former president’s son, said Sunday. The announcement came just weeks before Donald Trump is due to begin his second term in the White House. The Carter Center said in October that Carter, a life-long Democrat, had cast his mail-in ballot for Kamala Harris, Trump’s opponent. US President Joe Biden joined a flood of tributes, saying Carter “saved, lifted and changed the lives of people all across the globe”. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that “the challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.” Carter’s presidency was marred by spiralling inflation and a hostage crisis in Iran. The Democrat lost re-election to Republican Ronald Reagan in a landslide in 1980. In the decades after he left office, however, Carter won widespread admiration for his extensive humanitarian work at home and abroad. He founded the Carter Center, the influential pro-democracy and human rights organisation, and became one of the most prominent volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, the affordable housing charit
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