Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States, died at 100 years old on Sunday (local time) at his residence in Plains, Georgia, according to the Washington Post, which referenced his son James E Carter III.
Carter’s son announced his death, though the cause was not immediately disclosed. In a February 2023 statement from the Carter Center, it was revealed that after multiple hospitalizations, the former US President chose to cease medical treatments and receive hospice care at home. In recent years, he had been battling an aggressive melanoma skin cancer, which had metastasized to his liver and brain.
Over six decades, Jill and I had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend.
But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well. pic.twitter.com/irknhZ6CJY
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 29, 2024
The Washington Post also mentioned that the last time Carter was seen outside his home was on October 1, when he was photographed with family and friends while observing a flyover in celebration of his 100th birthday. Jimmy Carter held various roles throughout his life. He was a peanut farmer from a small town, a US Navy veteran, and served as the governor of Georgia between 1971 and 1975. He became the first president from the Deep South since 1837 and was the only Democrat to be elected president between the terms of Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton.
The 39th US President Carter is notable for orchestrating the Camp David Accords, resulting in the initial major Israeli withdrawal from lands seized during the Six-Day War of 1967 and establishing a lasting peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize in acknowledgment of his relentless efforts over the decades to seek peaceful resolutions to global conflicts, promote democracy and human rights, and encourage economic and social progress, as stated by the Nobel Prize committee.
When I look at Jimmy Carter, I see a man not only for our times, but for all times. A man who embodied the most fundamental human values we can never let slip away.
And while we may never see his likes again, we would all do well to try to be a little more like Jimmy Carter. pic.twitter.com/I0xDM05xmH
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 30, 2024
The Washington Post article also emphasized Carter’s efforts in advocating for the Panama Canal treaties, which transferred control of the vital canal to Panama, enhancing US relations with its Latin American neighbors.
The report stated that leveraging the opportunity created by US President Richard Nixon, Carter officially recognized China diplomatically and emphasized human rights as a key aspect of American foreign policy.
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