Jimmy Carter, Ex-President Who Won Nobel Prize, Dies at 100 (2)

December 30, 2024, 3:48 AM UTC

Jimmy Carter, the former Georgia peanut farmer who as US president brokered a historic and lasting peace accord between Israel and Egypt in a single term marred by soaring inflation, an oil shortage and Iran’s holding of American hostages, has died. He was 100.

Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family, the Carter Center said Sunday in a statement. Public observances are planned in Atlanta and Washington, followed by a private interment in Plains.

The longest-living former US president ever, Carter had opted in early 2023 to spend his remaining time at his ...

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