Liberia: Why Some Liberians Might Not Mourn the Death of President Jimmy Carter

April 3, 1978– U.S. President Jimmy Carter made a brief visit to Liberia, stopping for a working lunch with President William R. Tolbert Jr. in Monrovia. Carter’s visit, sandwiched between his departure from Lagos, Nigeria, and his return to Washington, was more symbolic than substantive. Despite Liberia’s unique historical ties with the United States.

However, the legacy of Carter’s administration left a far darker mark on Liberia. Just two years after his visit, in April 1980, Liberia’s peace…