US ex-President Jimmy Carter’s wife Rosalynn dies aged 96on November 19, 2023 at 8:27 pm

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The Carter Center confirms that Rosalynn Carter died peacefully with her family by her side.

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The former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96.

The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side.

On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February.

Mrs Carter was diagnosed with dementia in May.

The longest-married first couple marked their 77th wedding anniversary in July.

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