Former US President Jimmy Carter Marks 90th Birthday

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Aging former US President Jimmy Carter had a wide smile across his face as he blew out three candles representing the past, present and future to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Jimmy Carter his wife, Rosalynn, thanked family, friends and staff at the Carter Centre in Atlanta on Wednesday morning.

They gathered in a new monarch butterfly garden then participated in a short ceremony in a chapel on the grounds.
The 39th US president, who was in office from 1977 to 1981, joked that “it’s been a good first 90 years.” 

He said his childhood in Plains, Georgia, and marrying Rosalynn had most shaped his life.
The couple launched the Carter Centre, an international health and human rights organisation, after leaving the White House.

Carter, who was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, is the second-oldest of the five living US presidents.
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