Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100. Carter’s death came after it was announced in February 2023 that he had decided to enter hospice care after a series of short hospital stays and spend the remaining time at home with family. Video above: The Carters celebrate 75 years of marriage. Born on October 1, 1924, Carter grew up on a peanut farm and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In the Navy he eventually served on submarines and rose to the rank of lieutenant. The Navy commissioned a nuclear submarine in 2005 and named it USS Jimmy Carter. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1962 and was a little-known governor of Georgia when he began his bid for the presidency before the 1976 election. He then defeated Gerald Ford and gained advantage as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office in 1974. Carter served a single, turbulent term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980. a landslide loss that ultimately paved the way for his decades-long global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights through the Carter Center. The former president and his wife Rosalynn founded the center in 1982 with a focus on promoting democracy through monitoring foreign elections and reducing disease in developing countries over the years. The former president is widely revered for his commitment to 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. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to promote peace around the world. Carter and his wife volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for decades, beginning in 1984 and continuing through 2020. Carter became the oldest living U.S. president in history following the death of the late George H. W. Bush in 2018 at 94 years old. In recent years, he has kept a low public profile due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has continued to speak out about the risks to democracy around the world, a long-standing concern of his. Carter has overcome several health challenges in recent years. In 2015, he was diagnosed with melanoma and revealed that the cancer had spread to other parts of his body. After partial removal of his liver, treatment for brain lesions, radiation and immunotherapy, he said he was cancer-free. A fall in spring 2019 required hip surgery. Then, in October of that year, he hit his head in another fall and received 14 stitches, but still traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to help build a Habitat for Humanity house shortly thereafter. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter had four children and were married for 77 years. They were the longest married presidential couple. Rosalynn Carter predeceased her husband and died in November 2023 at the age of 96. The Associated Press contributed to this report. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100.

Carter’s death came after it was announced in February 2023 that he had decided to enter hospice care after a series of short hospital stays and spend the remaining time at home with family.

Video above: The Carters celebrate 75 years of marriage

Born on October 1, 1924, Carter grew up on a peanut farm and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In the Navy he eventually served on submarines and rose to the rank of lieutenant. The Navy commissioned a nuclear submarine in 2005 and named it the USS Jimmy Carter.

He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1962 and was a little-known governor of Georgia when he began his bid for the presidency before the 1976 election. He then defeated Gerald Ford and benefited from the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office in 1974 as an outsider in Washington.

Carter served a single, tumultuous term in office, losing to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, a landslide defeat that ultimately paved the way for his decades-long global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights through the Carter Center.

The former president and his wife Rosalynn opened the center in 1982 with a focus on promoting democracy through monitoring foreign elections and reducing disease in developing countries over the years.

The former president is widely revered for his commitment to 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.

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work towards peace around the world.

Carter and his wife volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for decades, beginning in 1984 and continuing through 2020.

Carter became the oldest living US president in history following the death of George HW Bush, who died at the end of 2018 at the age of 94. In recent years, he has kept a low profile in public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has continued to speak out about the risks to democracy around the world, a long-standing concern of his.

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Carter has overcome several health challenges in recent years. In 2015, he was diagnosed with melanoma and revealed that the cancer had spread to other parts of his body. After partial removal of his liver, treatment for brain lesions, radiation and immunotherapy, he said he was cancer-free. A fall in spring 2019 required hip surgery.

Then, in October of that year, he hit his head in another fall and received 14 stitches, but still traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to help build a Habitat for Humanity house shortly thereafter.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter had four children and were married for 77 years. They were the longest married presidential couple.

Rosalynn Carter predeceased her husband and died in November 2023 at the age of 96.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.