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Born on October 1, 1924, Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100 at his home in Georgia. Born on October 1, 1924, Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was the oldest living president in American history.
Carter was suffering from a disease called melanoma for some time. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It had spread to his liver and brain. In 2023, he decided not to seek treatment for his illness, deciding to seek hospice care.
After leaving the presidency, he did humanitarian work for many years through his organization ‘Carter Center’. He worked towards finding solutions to wars, monitoring elections and eradicating diseases. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work through the Carter Center.
Carter’s son said- My father was a hero for all those who believe in love.
Jimmy Carter’s son Chip Carter told Reuters that he was a hero not only to me, but to all people who believe in peace, human rights and selfless love. Because of the way he brought people together, today this whole world is our family.
Barack Obama said- President Carter explained to us the meaning of a dignified life
Former President Barack Obama expressed grief over the death of Jimmy Carter. He said- President Carter taught us all what it means to live a life full of dignity, justice, service and grace. Michelle and I send our condolences and prayers to the Carter family and all who loved and learned from this incredible man.
Carter, born in a farmer family, became the 39th President of America. In the year 1924, Jimmy Carter was born in a farmer family in Georgia, America. He entered politics in 1960 and became the Governor of his state for the first time in 1971. Exactly six years later, Jimmy Carter defeated Republican Party President Gerald Ford and became the President.
During his tenure many types of crises occurred in the world. The 1979 revolution in Iran ousted the pro-American Shah from power. It was during Carter’s tenure that the David Accord was signed to bring about reconciliation between Arab countries and Israel.
Jimmy Carter came to India during the Janata Party government.
Jimmy Carter was the third President of America to visit India. He came to India in January 1978 on a three-day visit. This visit of Jimmy Carter took place when the Janata Party got a historic victory in the post-Emergency elections a few months ago and Indira Gandhi was defeated.
This visit of Jimmy Carter reduced the tension between the two countries due to the India-Pakistan war in 1971 and India’s nuclear test in 1974. According to BBC, Carter’s mother Lillian had lived in India for several months. When Carter came to India, he also visited Daulatpur Nasirabad, a village in Gurugram in Haryana. After this the name of that village was changed to Carterpuri.
The picture is of the then Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai with US President Jimmy Carter.
Carter wanted India not to acquire nuclear weapons In the year 1974, India conducted the first nuclear test in Pokhran, Rajasthan without anyone knowing. Due to which America got angry. Due to this, many types of restrictions were also imposed on India. According to the report of India Today, when Jimmy Carter came to India in 1978, he was confident that he would get India to sign the NPT i.e. Non-Proliferation Treaty and forever close the way for us to acquire nuclear weapons. However this could not happen.
The then Prime Minister Morarji Desai very cleverly put three conditions before him. He said that India will sign the NPT if all the nuclear powers of the world also do so. In the second condition he said that no one will make nuclear weapons. In the third condition, he said that if all the countries possessing nuclear weapons destroy them, then India too will never conduct any nuclear test.