Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”

Jimmy Carter helped expand democracy around the world long after he left the White House. His efforts gave rise to the Carter Center, which promotes fair elections as a vehicle for peace.

Jimmy Carter, the United States’ longest-lived president ... which was about to end during his presidency. His support for Robert Mugabe at the time generated widespread criticism. He was said to have ignored the warnings of many prominent Zimbabweans ...

Forthright and fearless, the Nobel Prize winning politician, who died this week aged 100, took pot-shots at former Prime Minister Tony Blair and ex-US President George W Bush among others.

Jimmy Carter Sought to Expand Democracy Worldwide ... Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at the White House soon after his country achieved independence and later described ...

Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at the White House soon after his country achieved independence and later described Zimbabwe’s adoption of democracy as “our greatest single ...

Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at the White House soon after ... Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, left, meets with Nicaraguan presidential candidate Daniel Ortega, of ...

Amid everything else on his desk the Iran hostage crisis, domestic economic turmoil, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and a gruelling 1980 reelection fight President Jimmy Carter elevated the independence of a country in southern Africa as a top agenda item.

When Carter delivered the annual Robert C. Vance lecture at Central Connecticut State University in 1985, it was a historic moment for the school.

Follow live coverage of the state funeral of the 39th US president Jimmy Carter in Washington following his death at the age of 100.

The 111-day walkout by coal miners, which began on December 6, 1977, was a major strategic experience for the American and international working class.

Spread This NewsBy Pamela Tremont, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s commitment to health, human rights, and peace worldwide will feature during his funeral proceedings in Washington,