Jimmy Carter, the 39th former President of the United States of America has passed away.
He was aged 100.
Carter served as the US president from 1977 to 1981.
A statement on Sunday by The Carter Centre said the Democrat died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family.
“Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the Carter Centre confirmed on X.
“There will be public observances in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., followed by a private interment in Plains, Georgia. The final arrangements for President Carter’s state funeral, including all public events and motorcade routes, are still pending. The schedule will be released by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region,” the centre added in a press statement.
He is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. His wife, Rosalynn Carter, passed away on November 19, 2023.
Carter was recognised and awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.
