Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100

Jimmy Carter at the Democratic Convention on August 14, 1980 in New York City. On that day, Carter would accept the nomination for president of the United States.

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family, according to the Carter Center. With honesty and sincerity as his banner, Carter won the 1976 presidential election after the shock of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. He governed faithfully to his principles, but his term was marred by challenges such as the oil crisis and the Iran hostage crisis, ultimately limiting him to a single term.

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