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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.
“Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” said Mr Carter in the statement.
Mrs Carter was born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith on 18 August 1927. She married Jimmy Carter on 7 July 1946 and they had four children.
The Carters’ son, Chip, described her as a loving mother, extraordinary first lady and “a great humanitarian in her own right.”
“She will be sorely missed not only by our family but by the many people who have better mental health care and access to resources for caregiving today.”
She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, after losing a grandson in 2015.
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