Jimmy Carter: US to hold national day of mourning on 9 January

The 39th president of the United States will be remembered in a state funeral in Washington and ceremonies in Atlanta.

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Walter Mondale, who served as Carter's vice-president, had intended to give the eulogy for his former boss, but he died in 2021. Mondale's son plans to read the eulogy at the funeral, according to the New York Times.

Other details are emerging on how the country will pay tribute to the world-renowned humanitarian, who died on Sunday, aged 100, at his home in Plains, Georgia.

There will also be public ceremonies in Atlanta, Georgia, before Carter is buried in Plains, according to the Carter Center.

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