Former US President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on 29 December 2024. He was 100.
- The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October 2024.
- He served as president from 1977 to 1981, a period beset by economic and diplomatic crises.
- Carter, a Democrat, became president in January 1977 after defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 election.
- His one-term presidency was marked by the highs of the 1978 Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt, bringing some stability to the Middle East.
- Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and resolve conflicts around the world, from Ethiopia and Eritrea to Bosnia and Haiti.
- His Carter Center in Atlanta sent international election-monitoring delegations to polls around the world.
