Jurists of World War II

The atlas holds 7 people and 25 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Jawaharlal Nehru, Harry S. Truman and Nelson Mandela.

Jawaharlal Nehru
from 1939 to 1945
7 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Harry S. Truman
from 1944 to 1945
6 moments here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1939 to 1944
5 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1942
2 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Fidel Castro
from 1942 to 1945
2 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…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1940 to 1943
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1943
1 moment 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…