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| 1924 | Birth |  |
| 1st Oct Plains Birth of Jimmy Carter, Plains , Georgia |
| 1971 | Governor | |
| Georgia Elected Governor of Georgia |
| 1974 | President | |
| Announces himself as a candidate for the Presidency |
| 1975 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Why Not the Best?" |
| 1976 | Election | |
| 2nd Nov Jimmy Carter wins 51% of the popular vote & 297 electoral college votes |
| 1976 | President | |
| Winner of the Presidental nomination at the Democratic National Congress |
| 1977 | Election | |
| Georgia Defeats Gerald Ford by 297 electoral votes to 240 |
| Defeats Gerald Ford by 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240 |
| 1977 | Inauguration of Carter | |
| 20th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA |
| 1977 | Pardon Draft Dodgers | |
| 21st Jan Issues a pardon to all Americans who had evaded conscription in the Vietnam war |
| 1977 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 39th President |
| 1977 | Vietnam Draft Evaders | |
| 21st Jan Vietnam draft evaders are granted a full pardon by President Carter |
| 1978 | Diplomacy | |
| 15th Dec Recognizes the People's Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan |
| 1978 | Economy | |
| Calls for voluntary wage restraint & reduction of private borrowing |
| 1978 | Peoples Republic of China | |
| 15th Dec Recognizes the People's Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan |
| 1978 | Rule of Panama Canal | |
| Panama Canal Signs a treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate |
| 1978 | Treaty of Panama Canal | |
| Panama Canal Signs a treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate |
| 1979 | Diplomacy | |
| Islamabad Protesters sack the USAembassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the USAwas involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca |
| Washington The Shah receives cancer treatment in the USAat the invitation of President Carter |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranians want the Shah returned to Iran on charges of torture, murder & robbery |
| 27th Dec After Russia invades Afghanistan the USAaffirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement |
| 27th Dec Russia invades Afghanistan & the USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| 27th Dec The USAaffirms commitment to Pakistan under the 1959 defense agreement |
| 27th Dec Washington The USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| 1979 | Health | |
| The Shah receives cancer treatment in the USAat the invitation of President Carter |
| 1979 | Invasion of Afghanistan | |
| The increased tensions, as well as the anxiety in the West about masses of Soviet troops being in such proximity to oil-rich regions in the gulf, effectively brings about the end of detente |
| 27th Dec President Jimmy Carter indicates that the Soviet incursion was "the most serious threat to the peace since the Second World War" |
| 27th Dec Russia invades Afghanistan |
| 27th Dec The USAaffirms commitment to Pakistan under the 1959 defense agreement |
| 1979 | Invasion of Pakistan | |
| 27th Dec Russia invades Afghanistan & the USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| 1979 | Military Aid Pakistan | |
| 27th Dec After Russia invades Afghanistan the USAaffirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement |
| 27th Dec The USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| 1979 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| Symington Ceases economic assistance to nonnuclear weapon countries that import uranium-enrichment technology |
| Vienna Senate fails to ratify SALT II |
| Vienna The primary goal of SALT II is to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems |
| Vienna The USAdoes not ratify the treaty after Russia Afghanistans in Dec 1979, Carter & Reagan agree to comply with the provisions if Russia reciprocates |
| 18th June Vienna Negotiated for 7 years & finally signed by the USA& Russia, but never ratified |
| 18th June Vienna The completed SALT II agreement is signed by President Carter & General Secretary Brezhnev |
| 1979 | Pakistan Defense Agreement | |
| 27th Dec Washington After Russia invades Afghanistan the USAaffirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement |
| 1979 | Revolution Afghanistan | |
| 3rd July President Jimmy Carter signs a directive authorizing the CIA to conduct covert propaganda operations against the revolutionary regime |
| 1979 | Siege of Islamabad | |
| 21st Nov Islamabad Ayatollah Khomeini says the USAbacked the occupation of the Great Mosque in Mecca |
| 1979 | Siege of US Embassy | |
| Islamabad Protesters sack the USAembassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the USAwas involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca |
| 4th Nov Tehran 500 Iranians sieze the USAEmbassy in Tehran take 90 hostages & burn the American flag |
| 4th Nov Tehran Ayatollah Khomeini, who assumed control of Iran in Feb, voiced support for the siege |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranian students sieze the USAEmbassy & hold 52 USAhostages for 444 days |
| 4th Nov Tehran To get the USAto return the Shah to Iran on charges of torture, murder & robbery |
| 21st Nov Islamabad A mob in the Pakistani capital burns the USAEmbassy to the ground, killing a marine |
| 1979 | Symington Amendment | |
| Symington Carter cuts off economic assistance to Pakistan, except for food assistance, as required under the Symington Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 |
| Symington Ceases economic assistance to nonnuclear weapon countries that import uranium-enrichment technology |
| 1979 | Treaty of SALT II | |
| Washington Senate fails to ratify SALT II |
| Vienna The primary goal of SALT II is to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems |
| 18th June Vienna Negotiated for 7 years & finally signed by the USA& Russia, but never ratified |
| 18th June Vienna The completed SALT II agreement is signed by President Carter & General Secretary Brezhnev |
| 1979 | Treaty of Symington | |
| Symington Bans aid to countries involved in nuclear development outside international controls |
| 1980 | Boycott Olympic Games | |
| A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956 |
| Cancels America's participation in the Moscow Olympic Games |
| Carter asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the summer games to a different location, the IOC rejects the request |
| Carter ordered the USASecretary of Commerce to ban all exports to Russia of any goods or technology used for the games |
| Carter warns international politicians that in retaliation to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the USAwill withdraw from the Moscow Olympic games |
| To reinforce the boycott, Carter promises to revoke the passports of any USAathletes that still plan to attend the games |
| 1980 | Diplomacy | |
| A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956 |
| 1980 | Election | |
| Defeated by Ronald Reagan by 489 to 149 electoral votes |
| Winner of the Democrat Party nomination but defeated by Reagan in the elections |
| 1980 | Invasion of Afghanistan | |
| The international diplomatic response is severe, ranging from stern warnings to a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow |
| 1980 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 3rd Jan Carter announces the USAwill comply with the provisions of the treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement |
| 3rd Jan Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
| 1980 | Siege of US Embassy | |
| Tehran A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster |
| Tehran The failed operation leads to the death of 8 soldiers |
| 4th Nov Tehran A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster |
| 4th Nov Tehran Extremists seize the USAEmbassy, take 66 hostages & demand the extradition of the Shah |
| 4th Nov Tehran Foreign Minister, Sadeq Qotbzadeh, condemned the rescue effort as "an act of war" |
| 6th Nov Tehran Informed at an NSC meeting that KGB agents had been identified in the USAEmbassy |
| 1980 | Treaty of SALT II | |
| 3rd Jan Carter announces the USAwill comply with the provisions of the treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement |
| 3rd Jan Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
| 1981 | Hostages | |
| 21st Jan Washington The day after Jimmy Carter leaves Office the USAhostages in Iran are released |
| 1981 | Siege of US Embassy | |
| 21st Jan Tehran The day after Jimmy Carter leaves Office the USAhostages in Iran are released |
| 1985 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "The Blood of Abraham" |
