Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died.

He died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, “surrounded by his family,” the Carter Center said in a statement Sunday.

Carter, 100, became the oldest living former president in US history in March 2019, surpassing George H.W. Bush. 

He was the first American president to reach triple digits.

Carter was a peanut farmer and US Navy lieutenant before going into politics, eventually serving one term as governor of Georgia and as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

Rosalynn Carter, the former president’s wife of more than 75 years, who was known for her mental health advocacy and humanitarian work, died in November 2023 at 96. 

The Carters were the longest-married presidential couple in US history.