Jimmy Carter
1 October 1924 – 29 December 2024
Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 after terms in the Georgia State Senate and as governor of Georgia. His presidency included the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, the Panama Canal treaties, the 1979 energy crisis and the Iran hostage crisis. After leaving office he founded the Carter Center and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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Life events
He was born in a hospital in Plains and raised on the family farm in nearby Archery.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe went on to serve in the navy's submarine service, including its nuclear programme.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTheir marriage lasted 77 years, until her death in 2023.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was inaugurated in January 1971 and served a single four-year term.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe defeated Gerald Ford in 1976 and lost the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe agreements between Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin were signed at the White House after talks at Camp David.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAmerican embassy staff were seized in Tehran and held for 444 days, dominating the final year of his presidency.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Atlanta-based centre works on election monitoring, conflict mediation and disease eradication.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe prize cited decades of work on peaceful conflict resolution, democracy and human rights.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died at the age of 100, having entered home hospice care in February 2023.
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