Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

Georgia Democrat had been in hospice since February 2023
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 29, 2024 3:19 PM CST
Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
President Jimmy Carter applauds as General Omar Torrijos waves after the signing and exchange of treaties in Panama City on June 16, 1978, giving control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 2000. At far right is Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter's national security adviser.   (AP Photo, File)

Former President Jimmy Carter, the first US president to reach centenarian status, has died at age 100, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Carter, who was predeceased by his wife Rosalynn in November 2023, had been in hospice care since February 2023. His son, Chip Carter, confirmed that the Nobel laureate and tireless proponent of Habitat for Humanity died at 3:45pm Sunday afternoon. (More Jimmy Carter stories.)

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