Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100, almost two years after announcing he would spend his final days in hospice care.
His son Chip Carter, 74, confirmed the former president had died in his Georgia home on Sunday around 3.40 pm ET.
The Democrat former peanut farmer served one term in the White House from 1977 to 1981 and dedicated the rest of his life to charity.
Following a string of hospital stays he decided against more medical treatment and entered hospice care in February 2023.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner lived out his final years in Plains, Georgia.
Carter’s wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, was by his side until her passing on November 19, 2023 aged 96.
At 100 years old, Carter was the longest-lived former president in America’s history.
His four years as president were blighted by an oil crisis that forced Americans to line up for gas and the Iran hostage crisis that stretched into the final minutes of his administration before Ronald Reagan took over.
But the Navy veteran’s dedication to philanthropy meant he quickly became one of the most beloved figures in American politics.
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