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Jimmy Carter | |
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| Born | October 1, 1924 Plains, Georgia, United States |
| Political orientation | Liberalism |
| Political party | Democratic |
James Earl Carter (born October 1, 1924) was a liberal politician who served as the 39th president of the USA. He is most well-known for signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II).
Foreign interventions[edit | edit source]
In 1977, Carter airlifted Moroccan troops to Zaire (now the DR Congo) to crush a rebellion against the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (pp. 117–118). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]