Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter
BornOctober 1, 1924
Plains, Georgia, United States
Political orientationLiberalism
Political partyDemocratic


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

In 1977, Carter airlifted Moroccan troops to Zaire (now the DR Congo) to crush a rebellion against the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.[1]

References

  1. 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]