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The 90-year-old former U.S. president traveled to the South
American country to observe national elections scheduled to take
place there on Monday.
In a brief statement, the Carter Center said only that the
former president departed on Sunday after "not feeling well."
"The Carter Center election observation mission in Guyana is
continuing its work and will keep him informed of developments,"
the statement said.
Monday's ballot in Guyana will be the 100th international
election to be observed by the center, which was founded in 1982
by Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Atlanta's
Emory University.
Carter, a Democrat, beat incumbent Gerald Ford to become
president in 1976, and was then swept from office by Republican
Ronald Reagan in 1980.
(Reporting by Daniel Wallis in Denver; Editing by Alan Crosby)
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