Jurists of the Space Age

The atlas holds 8 people and 261 moments here, from 1957 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and Fidel Castro.

Notable people

  1. Nelson Mandela

    from 1958 to 2013

    81 moments here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  2. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1961 to 2022

    51 moments here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  3. Fidel Castro

    from 1957 to 2016

    37 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  4. Margaret Thatcher

    from 1959 to 2013

    31 moments here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  5. Gabriel García Márquez

    from 1957 to 2014

    25 moments here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  6. Alexei Navalny

    from 1976 to 2024

    24 moments here

    Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist, politician, and political prisoner. This chronology records supported locations of his birth,…

  7. Jawaharlal Nehru

    from 1957 to 1964

    9 moments here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  8. Harry S. Truman

    from 1957 to 1972

    3 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

Moments

  1. 1957 Eastern Europe reporting journey Gabriel García Márquez
  2. 1957 Visit to London Gabriel García Márquez
  3. 1957 Meeting with Celia Sánchez Fidel Castro
  4. 1957 Dedication of the Truman Library Harry S. Truman
  5. 1957 Visit to Tokyo Jawaharlal Nehru
  6. 1957 Move to Caracas Gabriel García Márquez
  7. 1958 Visiting lecturer at Yale Harry S. Truman
  8. 1958 Marriage journey to Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
  9. 1958 Marries Winnie in Bizana Nelson Mandela
  10. 1958 Faces formal Treason Trial Nelson Mandela
  11. 1958 Visit to Gangtok Jawaharlal Nehru
  12. 1959 Freedom Caravan arrival Fidel Castro
  13. 1959 Residence and office at Havana Hilton Fidel Castro
  14. 1959 Revolutionary victory speech Fidel Castro
  15. 1959 Working visit to Caracas Fidel Castro
  16. 1959 Operation Truth in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
  17. 1959 Prensa Latina correspondent in Bogotá Gabriel García Márquez
  18. 1959 Finchley campaign speech Margaret Thatcher
  19. 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
  20. 1959 Visit to Tehran Jawaharlal Nehru
  21. 1959 Adopted as Finchley candidate Margaret Thatcher
  22. 1959 Residence at Farnborough Margaret Thatcher
  23. 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
  24. 1960 Detained at Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
  25. 1960 United Nations annual session Fidel Castro
  26. 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly Jawaharlal Nehru
  27. 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
  28. 1961 Hides at Liliesleaf Farm Nelson Mandela
  29. 1961 Organizes All-In African Conference Nelson Mandela
  30. 1961 Bay of Pigs counter-offensive Fidel Castro
  31. 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
  32. 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
  33. 1961 Non-Aligned conference Jawaharlal Nehru
  34. 1961 World Youth Festival Congress Mikhail Gorbachev
  35. 1961 Meeting with Nasser and Tito Jawaharlal Nehru
  36. 1962 Leaves through Bechuanaland Nelson Mandela
  37. 1962 Meets Nyerere in Dar es Salaam Nelson Mandela
  38. 1962 Receives training in Cairo Nelson Mandela
  39. 1962 Trains at Zegangan base Nelson Mandela
  40. 1962 Addresses PAFMECSA in Ethiopia Nelson Mandela
  41. 1962 Conducts ANC business in London Nelson Mandela
  42. 1962 Flies onward to Khartoum Nelson Mandela
  43. 1962 Returns to South Africa Nelson Mandela
  44. 1962 Arrested near Howick Nelson Mandela
  45. 1962 Visit to Nigeria Jawaharlal Nehru
  46. 1962 Imprisoned in Pretoria Nelson Mandela
  47. 1963 Soviet Union tour Fidel Castro
  48. 1963 First confined on Robben Island Nelson Mandela
  49. 1963 Returned to Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
  50. 1963 Appears in the Rivonia Trial Nelson Mandela

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