In 2006, Carter famously sparked an outcry when his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" was published.

President Carter was an advocate of peace and believed that all conflicts could be resolved through peaceful negotiations.

Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia on Sunday.

Carter's legacy however was largely built on his post-presidency, the longest in US history.

Former US President Jimmy Carter says recent liver surgery revealed that he has cancer and it has spread to other parts of his body.