{"id":204233,"date":"2024-12-29T21:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/29\/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-dies\/"},"modified":"2024-12-29T21:24:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T21:24:10","slug":"former-us-president-jimmy-carter-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/29\/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Former US president Jimmy Carter dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/02\/1920x1080\/skynews-us-president-jimmy-carter_6062511.jpg?20230219044122&amp;fit=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Former US president Jimmy Carter dies\" title=\"Former US president Jimmy Carter dies\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Former US president Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. <\/p>\n<p>He was the oldest living former US president and also won the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Carter, a Democrat, became the 39th US president when he defeated former president Gerald Ford in 1976.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia native served a single term as president and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>The final year of his administration was dominated by a hostage crisis in Iran, when 52 Americans were taken captive at the US embassy in November 1979.<\/p>\n<p>On the day he left office, 20 January 1981, the hostages were released. Carter had continued negotiations behind the scenes, even after his election defeat.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to avoid conflict around the world.<\/p>\n<p>When his wife, Rosalynn Carter, died aged 96, in November 2023, the former president <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-attends-memorial-service-for-late-wife-rosalynn-13018370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>went to the memorial service<\/strong><\/a> held in her honour in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>He wore a blue and white blanket which was embroidered with her face.<\/p>\n<p>In February last year it was revealed he was <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-to-receive-hospice-care-at-home-after-series-of-short-hospital-stays-12814681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>receiving hospice care<\/strong><\/a> and would &#8220;spend his remaining time at home with his family&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He had decided against &#8220;additional medical intervention&#8221; following a series of brief hospital stays, the Carter Centre said in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. <\/em><em><em>You can also <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va868Fv8vd1UsF99tP1u\"><em><strong>follow us on WhatsApp<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> and subscribe to our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews\"><em><strong>YouTube channel<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> to keep up with the latest news.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-dies-aged-100-us-media-reports-13281513\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former US president Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. He was the oldest living former US president and also won the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Carter, a Democrat, became the 39th US president when he defeated former president Gerald Ford in 1976. 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