Washington, United States:
Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to guide the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit basis stated Sunday.
Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his residence in Plains, Georgia — the identical small city the place he was born and as soon as ran a peanut farm earlier than changing into governor of the Peach State and working for the White House.
Carter died “peacefully” at his residence in Plains, “surrounded by his household,” the Carter Center stated in an announcement.
“My father was a hero, not solely to me however to everybody who believes in peace, human rights and unselfish love,” Chip Carter stated within the assertion.
Carter was the longest-lived US president — an final result that appeared unlikely again in 2015 when the Southern Democrat revealed he had mind most cancers.
But the US Navy veteran and fervent Christian repeatedly defied the chances to take pleasure in an extended and fruitful post-presidency, after 4 years within the Oval Office typically seen as disappointing.
During his single time period, Carter positioned a dedication on human rights and social justice, having fun with a robust first two years that included brokering a peace deal between Israel and Egypt dubbed the Camp David Accords.
But his administration hit quite a few snags — essentially the most severe being the taking of US hostages in Iran and the disastrous failed try to rescue the 52 captive Americans in 1980. He additionally got here in for criticism for his dealing with of an oil disaster.
In November of that 12 months, Republican challenger Ronald Reagan clobbered Carter on the polls, relegating the Democrat to only one time period. Reagan, a former actor and governor of California, swept into workplace on a wave of staunch conservatism.
Active post-presidency
As the years handed, a extra nuanced picture of Carter emerged — one which took into consideration his vital post-presidential actions.
He based the Carter Center in 1982 to pursue his imaginative and prescient of world diplomacy, and he was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts to advertise social and financial justice.
He noticed quite a few elections all over the world and emerged as a distinguished worldwide mediator, tackling world issues from North Korea to Bosnia.
Carter, identified for his toothy smile, stated fundamental Christian tenets akin to justice and love served because the bedrock of his presidency. He taught Sunday college at Maranatha Baptist, his church in Plains, properly into his 90s.
In current years, he had acquired varied hospital remedies, together with when he revealed in August 2015 that he had mind most cancers and was present process radiation.
‘Leader, statesman and humanitarian’
Egyptian chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday hailed Carter as “an emblem of humanitarian efforts” for his position in brokering the 1978 Camp David Accords, predicting his work would “stay etched within the annals of historical past.”
Tributes poured in from White House leaders previous, current and incoming. Bill Clinton stated Carter “labored tirelessly for a greater, fairer world.” George W. Bush stated Carter’s legacy would “encourage Americans for generations,” and Barack Obama stated the previous chief “taught all of us what it means to stay a lifetime of grace, dignity, justice, and repair.”
Donald Trump stated Americans owed the Democrat “a debt of gratitude,” later including, in a second social media submit, that “I strongly disagreed with him philosophically and politically.”
One of Carter’s defining international coverage achievements — negotiating the return of the Panama Canal to Panama — has come again into focus as Trump has threatened to retake the channel.
“America and the world misplaced a unprecedented chief, statesman and humanitarian,” present President Joe Biden and his spouse Jill stated in an announcement.
“For anybody searching for what it means to stay a lifetime of goal and that means — the great life — examine Jimmy Carter, a person of precept, religion, and humility.”
In April 2021, the Bidens met with the Carters at their residence in Plains.
The White House later launched a photograph displaying the {couples} smiling collectively, though solely Rosalynn was seen by the press outdoors, bidding the Bidens farewell whereas utilizing a walker.
Rosalynn, Carter’s spouse of 77 years, died on November 19, 2023 at age 96.
The former president, who seemed frail, poignantly appeared at her memorial service in a wheelchair, with a blanket on his lap bearing their likenesses.
Carter is survived by the couple’s 4 youngsters, three sons and a daughter.
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