Nobel Peace Prize For Former US President Jimmy Carter In Today's Memory, October 11, 2002

Former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway on October 11, 2002. (The Carter Center)

JAKARTA Memories of today, 22 years ago, October 11, 2002, the former President of the United States (US) era 1977-1981, Jimmy Carter was appointed as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The election was due to Carter being active in international peace efforts.

Previously, Carter was known as a peaceful lover. He became the brain to reconcile arch-enemy Israel-Egypt. The move made him confident that he was also present as a negotiator for international conflict, including the North Korean lobby (North Korea).

The declaration of the establishment of Israel has been condemned by many parties since 1948. Israel's behavior annexing the land of the Palestinian people is its estuary. This condition made Israel a common enemy of many Middle Eastern countries.

Israel is like a enemy of anyone. Egypt, one of them. The two "Israel and Egypt" are involved in a long conflict. In fact, they were involved in the Six Day War (1967) and the Yom Kippur War (1973).

No one wants to give in. Negotiations are considered impossible options. However, things changed when the US intervened. This time the US was straight when it was led by President Carter.

He is known as a peace-loving figure. Instead of clouding the problem, the US actually reconciled the two countries. Carter invited Israel-Egypt to make peace. Secret negotiations involving the two countries were carried out. As a result, the two countries signed the Camp David Agreement in 1978.

Camp Davis itself is known as the resting place for the US President in rural Maryland, USA. Egypt was represented by its President, Anwar Sadat. Israel was represented by its Prime Minister, Menachem Begin. Carter then as mediated.

Peace was successfully carried out. This condition makes Carter's image as a peacekeeper appear everywhere. The image in fact continues to be maintained. In fact, when Jimmy retired from his position as US President. Carter even wants to act as North Korean peace negotiator.

Jimmy Carter deserves to hold the Nobel Prize for world peace. When he was still President of the United States, Carter managed to drag two sworn enemies, Israel and Egypt, to Camp David to make peace. Now, even though it was only the former president, Carter proved his reliability by extinguishing the axis of the nuclear war that had been sparked.

"It's Carter diplomacy that brings completely other news from North Korea. Kim Il Sung, the great leader who has been described as the most dangerous person and will blow up a nuclear war, turns out to want peace too. Actually, Carter's trip to Pyongyang is not an official peace mission," Yopie Hidayat said in her article in Tempo Magazine entitled Kim-Carter and War Lover (1994).

Andil Carter as the savior made him repeatedly nominated as the Nobel Peace Prize recipient. However, the Nobel Committee has only truly designated Carter as the Nobel Peace Prize recipient on October 11, 2002.

The Nobel Prize was given because of Carter's work, who often sought peaceful solutions to international conflicts. He continues to show his capacity as a savior, even though he no longer serves as the number one person in the US.

However, Carter's election as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize was violated with the attitude of the US President, George W. Bush, who wanted to go to war everywhere. Carter is also advised not to reconcile international conflicts. He was asked to persuade Bush not to wage war. Mainly, Iraq is accused of possessing weapons of mass destruction.

The phone rang at a house in Atlanta at 04.30 am. And the hosts, Jimmy Carter, were forced to wake up 30 minutes earlier than their usual wake-up time. But the phone, which came from Norway, turned out to be carrying some special news.

Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States (US), was declared the winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. This 78-year-old man also received US$ 1 million (around Rp 9 billion)," Bina Bektiati said in her article in Tempo Magazine entitled Message of Peace to America (2002).