Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the center he founded has confirmed.
The former peanut farmer has lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October.
The Carter Center, which advocates for democracy and human rights around the world, said he died Sunday afternoon at his home in Plains, Georgia.
The Democrat was president from 1977 to 1981, a period filled with economic and diplomatic crises.
After leaving the White House with low approval ratings, his reputation was restored through humanitarian work that earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.
“My father was a hero, not only to me, but to all who believe in peace, human rights and selfless love,” his son Chip Carter said in a statement.
“The world is our family because of the way he brought people together, and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs.”
Carter is survived by his four children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
His wife, Rosalyn, to whom he was married for 77 years, died in November 2023.
After 2018 and the death of George H. U. Bush he was the oldest surviving US president.