Addis Ababa in the Space Age
The atlas holds 5 people and 10 moments here, from 1961 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Haile Selassie, Muammar Gaddafi and Nelson Mandela.
Notable people
Haile Selassie
from 1961 to 1975
5 moments here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Muammar Gaddafi
from 2009 to 2010
2 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Nelson Mandela
in 1962
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Mohamed Morsi
in 2012
1 moment here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Li Keqiang
in 2014
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Moments
- 1961 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa session Haile Selassie
- 1962 Addresses PAFMECSA in Ethiopia Nelson Mandela
- 1972 United Nations Security Council meeting Haile Selassie
- 1974 House arrest at the Grand Palace Haile Selassie
- 1974 Initial imprisonment after deposition Haile Selassie
- 1975 Death at Jubilee Palace Haile Selassie
- 2009 African Union chairmanship summit Muammar Gaddafi
- 2010 African Union summit in Addis Ababa Muammar Gaddafi
- 2012 African Union summit Mohamed Morsi
- 2014 African Union headquarters visit Li Keqiang