Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and human rights advocate who worked after leaving office to broker international peace, has died at 99.

Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who dedicated his life after he left office to brokering international peace, has died at age 100, his office confirmed Sunday.

Carter, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his human rights work around the world, had been in hospice care since February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lived with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. The former first lady, 96, died on Nov. 19, 2023.

Carter was the first U.S. president to reach his 100th birthday.

In October, for Carter’s 100th birthday, President Joe Biden recognized him in a direct-to-camera birthday message shared with CBS News, saying: “Mr. President, you’ve always been a moral force for our nation and the world. I recognized that as a young senator. That’s why I supported you so early. You’re a voice of courage, conviction, compassion, and most of all, a beloved friend of Jill and me and our family.”

Biden said he would order an official state funeral to be held in Washington and issued a proclamation later Sunday declaring Jan. 9 to be a national day of mourning. On Monday, the U.S. Army Military District of Washington said Monday morning that the state funeral would be held on that same date, and Biden ordered federal offices closed "as a mark of respect" for Carter.

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