The Camp David Accords, which mediated peace between Israel and Egypt, are among the peace initiatives that Carter, the US president from 1977 to 1981, is renowned for.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution announced the death of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.
He was 100 years old.
After beating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 US election, he became president in January 1977 and remained in office until January 1981. Four years later, voters overwhelmingly supported Republican opponent Ronald Reagan, the former actor and governor of California, and ousted Carter from office.
Compared to past US presidents, Carter lived the longest after leaving office.
The highlights of his one-term president were the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978. However, it was plagued by a recessionary economy, ongoing unpopularity, and the humiliation of the hostage situation in Iran, which took up his last 444 days in office.
Carter had a number of health problems in the last few years, including melanoma that had spread to his brain and liver. In February 2023, Carter made the decision to accept hospice care rather than pursue further medical treatment.
On November 19, 2023, Rosalynn Carter, his wife, passed away at the age of 96. When he used a wheelchair to attend her funeral and memorial service, he appeared weak.
Carter spent decades advocating for humanitarian causes. In 2002, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”
Jimmy Carter was an advocate, a patriot, and a humanitarian. He and Muhammad Ali were longtime friends, and we all join the nation in lamenting this titan’s passing.
