Who Was Jimmy Carter In The Iranian Hostage Crisis

Iranian Hostage Crisis 1979

For more than 444 days, more than 60 Americans feared their lives during the Iran Hostage crisis. Before the crisis, the United States had a close relationship with the Shah, or the leader of Iran. Iran provided oil for the United States. The U.S did not want to mess anything up, but soon they would. The hostage crisis made the United States question their nation and independence. Before the crisis, the Shah, Iran’s leader fled Iran. Iranians did not like the Shah, and dislikes the way of his ruling. Iran declined military treaties with the United States. Iran did not side with anyone during this 3 year period. Jimmy Carter tried to make relations better with Iran, but Iran did not acknowledge it. The Shah was later

Jimmy Carter is the 39th President of the United States. Jimmy Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1,1924. Carter was born to a wealthy family in Georgia. Carter’s parents were peanut farmers. He then graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then joined the United States Navy, and worked/served on submarines. He then left the Navy to take on his deceased father’s peanut farm business. During this time, he liked politics and was into Civil Rights and Racial Segregation. This was the beginning of his political career. He then became a activist for the Democratic Party. He was a senator, and in 1970 he was elected Governor, both for Georgia. Seven years later, he was elected for president. While in office, he wasn’t well respected. He did not have big cooperation with congress. He would miss phone calls and never return them. He had a lack of effort in

He rested there in March 1980. He never really came out to the public. He felt very tired and uncomfortable. He took the drug prednisone, an anti-cancer drug that causes depression and impairs thinking. He stayed by the Caspian Sea. Four months later, on July 27,1980, Mohammad dies of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was a tragic death for Iran and the United States.

On January 19, 1981 the United States and Iran finally sign an agreement to release the hostages and unfreeze Iranian assets. Then on January 20, 1981, the 52 hostages are rescued by Canada and flown to Wiesbaden Air Base in Germany. Iran actually released the hostages an hour after Ronald Reagan was sworn into office. They had deep hatred for Carter, and did not want the release to be a victory for him. After the hostages were flown to Germany, they met with Jimmy Carter. Carter hugged most of them, but some didn’t want to hug him. The hostages were fully relieved.

After the crisis, Iran was left mostly unsuccessful. They did not gain anything from the crisis. But Iranians became a more independent and stronger nation. They also became more “Anti-American” after it. Iraq also did no longer support Iran.Hostage crisis supporters said Iran was in a “stronger