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9. 1. 2025, 17.44
Updated: 01/09/2025, 17:51
The state funeral of former US President Jimmy Carter, who died at the end of December, is being held in the National Cathedral in Washington, USA.
The President of the United States will give a eulogy at the ceremony Joe Biden, and all the former presidents of the country also attended it – Bill Clinton, George Bush in Barack Obama. From the deceased Carter he came in the company of his wife Melanie say goodbye too Donald Trumpwho returns to the White House on January 20. Other important figures from politics and the world of entertainment were also present, including Garthom Brooks in Trisho Yearwoodwho performed a song at the service John Lennon “Imagine”.
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Barack Obama arrived at the ceremony without his wife Michelle and chatted happily with Trump.
It is the climax of funeral ceremonies, which last from Saturday. The casket with Carter’s body was then transported to the capital of Georgia, Atlanta, where many from his home state and abroad paid their respects. On Tuesday, he was flown to Washington, where people said goodbye to him at the Capitol. After today’s ceremony in Washington, he will be buried next to his wife, who died in 2023, in a family circle in his hometown of Plains, Georgia Rosalynn Carter.
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State funeral of Jimmy Carter in the USA
Today is also a day of mourning in the United States according to President Biden’s executive order. Flags on all federal buildings are flown at half-mast for a total of 30 days, some federal offices are also closed today, including post offices. New York’s Wall Street will close early.
Carter died at the age of 100 on December 29 last year. He was a democratic politician at the head of the country between 1977 and 1981, and for his later humanitarian work he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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State funeral of Jimmy Carter in the USA
Source: svet24.si
