Former US President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100.

According to RIA Novosti on December 30, the Atlanta Constitution Journal reported that former US President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100.

The source wrote: "Former President Jimmy Carter, who redefined life after his presidency, passed away on December 29th. He was 100 years old."

The Jimmy Carter Foundation later confirmed the news. U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump expressed their condolences on Carter's passing.

Incumbent President Joe Biden called Carter "an outstanding leader, public servant, and humanitarian."

The White House website stated: "With compassion and integrity, he battled disease, established peace, defended human rights and civil liberties, promoted free and fair elections, helped the homeless, and consistently fought for the cause of the marginalized."

On the social media platform Truth Social, Donald Trump emphasized that former President Carter's efforts had "made life better for the American people."

"Those of us fortunate enough to become president understand that this is where only we can truly grasp the immense responsibility of leading the greatest nation in history," Trump wrote.

Former President Jimmy Carter holds the record for longevity among all U.S. Presidents. He was awarded this honor on October 1, 2019, when he was the only American leader to turn 95.

The 39th President of the United States was born in Georgia in 1924 into a middle-class family of nurses and farmers. After graduating from the prestigious Naval Academy, Carter served in the submarine fleet, but a few years after his father's death, Carter returned to his hometown to take over the family business: growing and selling peanuts.

He soon became involved in human rights activism and the fight for racial equality, entering politics. Carter first became active in the Democratic Party, was elected to the state Senate, and in 1970 won the governorship. In 1976, he became the Democratic nominee and narrowly defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford.

Carter began his term in the White House by pardoning hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War draft dodgers. In September 1977, he signed an agreement to return the Panama Canal to Panama by 2000.

Under Carter's guarantee, two Middle East settlement agreements between Egypt and Israel were also negotiated. He also helped establish formal diplomatic relations between the United States and China.