OAN Staff Avril Elfie
2:05 PM – Sunday, December 29, 2024
Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100.
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On Sunday, the Carter Center announced that the former president died surrounded by his family at his home in Plains, Georgia.
Carter became the first US president to reach 100 years oldth birthday.
Since February 2023, Carter has been receiving hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lives with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. November 19ththIn 2023, the former first lady passed away at the age of 96.
Looking ahead to Carter's 100 in October 2024th Birthday, share birthday messages directly on camera CBS NewsBiden said. Mr. President, you have always been a moral force for our country and the world. I realized that as a young senator. That's why I started supporting him so early. You are courageous, principled, compassionate, and above all a dearest friend to Jill and I and our family. ”
After the Watergate scandal, Democrat Carter defeated Republican President Gerald Ford and was elected president in 1976. Carter was unable to end the 444-day Iran hostage crisis, which prevented him from running for re-election in 1980. He served one term before losing to Ronald Reagan.
In 2002, Mr. Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on global human rights.
During his first four decades in office, Carter, Rosalynn, and his Atlanta-based organization fought poverty and homelessness, negotiated with tyrants, fought hard-fought elections, fought disease and epidemics, and fought against poverty and homelessness. Advances in public health in developing countries. .
In April 2021, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited the Carters at their Plains home after the former presidential couple was unable to travel to Washington for the 46th anniversary celebration.th presidential inauguration ceremony.
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