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Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 100: Former US President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. He was the third US President to visit India. The most important thing is that during his visit to India, he visited a village in Gurugram near Delhi. Later, this village was named Carterpuri as a symbol of him.
Visited in 1976.
Jimmy Carter, born in 1924, was the 39th President of America. He was the President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He visited India during his presidential tenure. At that time, Janata Party government was formed in India after the Emergency. He came to India in 1978 and also addressed the Indian Parliament on 2 January. He also spoke against dictatorship.
How did the village get its name Carterpuri?
He had gone to Daulatabad-Naseerabad in Gurugram, Haryana with his wife Roslyn Carter on January 3. His journey was very successful. Then the people there named this village Carterpuri. Not only this, as long as Jimmy Carter stayed in the White House, he remained in touch with the people of this village.
After receiving the Nobel Prize
When Jimmy Carter left the presidency, he was helping people through the Carter Center. This organization was involved in humanitarian activities. Due to this, Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. When he received this award, there was an atmosphere of celebration in Carterpuri village.