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Biden declares Jan 9 as National day of Mourning for former US Prez Carter: White House

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Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden has declared that January 9, 2025 will be a day of national mourning for the death of former President Jimmy Carter, the White House said.

“I do further appoint January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States. I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr. I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance,” the White House said in a statement.

The White House is already preparing a farewell ceremony for the late 39th US president, which will be held in Washington, the District of Columbia, Biden also said during his address to the Americans.

The ex-president will be buried in Plains, the US state of Georgia, the New York Times newspaper reported.

Carter, the 39th US president who served from 1977 to 1981, died at the age of 100 on Sunday. He was a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the longest-living US president.

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