Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, has died at the age of 100. He was a respected diplomat and humanitarian who dedicated much of his life to public service.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter addresses Ghanaian children outside Savelugu Hospital in February 2007, asking"Who here has had Guinea worm disease?" Carter visited the area an effort to bring global attention to Ghana's growing Guinea worm epidemic caused by inadequate water supply in the country.at the passing of former United States President Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100, at his home in Plains, Georgia.
After suffering an undisclosed illness, he elected to stop medical treatment last year, choosing instead to receive hospice care at home. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden led the tributes, saying that the world had"lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian." The Secretary-General also noted the gains made through the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks which led to the 1979 SALT II Treaty between the US and the Soviet Union - limiting nuclear proliferation - together with the Panama Canal Treaties which enabled ownership of the key waterway linking the Pacific and Atlantic to return to Panama in 1999.
President Carter, together with former South African President Nelson Mandela, together founded The Elders group, to advance the human rights and peace agenda.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.his solidarity with the vulnerable, his abiding grace, and his unrelenting faith in the common good and our common humanityHe concluded by saying the former president's"legacy as a peacemaker, human rights champion and humanitarian will endure.
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