Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate, has died at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. Carter served as US president from 1977 to 1981 and was known for his commitment to human rights and social justice. He brokered the Camp David Accords, a peace deal between Israel and Egypt, but his presidency was also marked by challenges, including the Iran hostage crisis.
‘My father was a hero’: National day of mourning declared after former US president Jimmy Carter deathATLANTA, USA – 25 October 1999: Former US President, Jimmy Carter , poses with former South African President, Nelson Mandela, at the Carter Centre in Atlanta.
Carter died “peacefully” at his home in Plains, “surrounded by his family,” the Carter Center said in a statement.“My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights and unselfish love,” Chip Carter said in the statement. During his single term, Carter placed a commitment to human rights and social justice, enjoying a strong first two years that included brokering a peace deal between Israel and Egypt dubbed the Camp David Accords.
He observed numerous elections around the world and emerged as a prominent international mediator, tackling global problems from North Korea to Bosnia. As condolences came in, many focused on Carter’s character, with President Joe Biden, in televised remarks, saying he “lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds.”Biden later declared January 9 as a national day of mourning, calling on Americans to visit their places of worship to “pay homage” and inviting “the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance.
Donald Trump said Americans owed the Democrat “a debt of gratitude,” adding later in a second social media post that “I strongly disagreed with him philosophically and politically.”
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