Rosalynn Carter, humanitarian and wife of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, dead at 96
The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health.
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![BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 20: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaks at the Death Penalty Focus Awards, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, on April 20, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. The anti death penalty awards highlight a growing national movement against capital punishment. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) A person smiles while speaking into a microphone.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7033386.1700425093!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/3452467.jpg)
The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health.