UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: The 100-years-old former United States of America President Jimmy Carter, said to have rose from peanut farmer to one-term president and Nobel winner is dead.
BBC among other news media took a look back on the life of former US President Jimmy Carter.
Accordingly, Born James Earl Carter Jr. October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia, U.S, also, died on December 29, 2024 at aged 100 in Plains, Georgia of the United States of America.
Truth Live News gathered that the longest-lived US President , swept to power promising never to lie to the American people.
Also, said to have been the first US leader to take climate change seriously, In the turbulent aftermath of Watergate, the former peanut farmer from Georgia helped to broker an historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.
Moreover, news has it that after a single term in office, Republican Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election swept him aside in six states.
With a Nobel Peace Prize for promoting peace, good environment and human rights, Carter celebrated his 100th birthday in October 2024.
“James Earl Carter Jr was born on October 1, 1924 in the small town of Plains, Georgia, the eldest of four children,” report said.
“He entered politics on the ground floor, elected to a series of local school and library boards, before running for the Georgia Senate.”
“As a Civil rights campaigner and while serving two terms in the state Senate, he became more overt in his support of civil rights.
“He made sure that African Americans were appointed to public offices.
“In the 1960s, Carter campaigned for civil rights with Martin Luther King’s father. He “I say to you quite frankly,” in his inaugural speech, “that the time for racial discrimination is over.”
As Carter launched his campaign for the presidency in 1974, he toppled the incumbent president Gerald Ford, a Republican.
“I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.” Carter said.
“One of the first international leaders to take climate change seriously.
Former President Jimmy Carter wore jeans and sweaters in the White House, and turned down the heating to conserve energy.