Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter died this Sunday (29), aged 100.
The information was confirmed by the Carter Center, saying that he died in Plains, Georgia, alongside his family.
Carter was the oldest former US president after George HW Bush, who passed away in late 2018 at the age of 94.
In recent years, Carter has kept a low public profile due to the coronavirus pandemic but has continued to speak out about the risks to democracy around the world, a longtime cause of his.
He was a peanut farmer and lieutenant in the U.S. Navy before entering politics, eventually serving one term as governor of Georgia and president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
The former Democratic president is widely revered for his defense of human rights. His brokering of the Camp David Accords with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in 1978 remains central to his legacy.
After his presidency, Carter delved further into human rights and founded the Carter Center along with his wife, Rosalynn, in hopes of promoting world peace and health.
The Carter Center has worked to promote democracy by monitoring foreign elections and reducing disease in developing countries over the years. Carter himself has been a longtime Habitat for Humanity volunteer.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to promote peace around the world.
Carter beat brain cancer in 2015, but faced a series of health problems in 2019 and even underwent surgery to remove pressure on the brain.
He has since recovered, but his health problems forced him to give up his decades-long tradition of teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 95th birthday in August.
This content was originally published in Former US president, Jimmy Carter dies at 100 on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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