Algiers in the Cold War

The atlas holds 9 people and 11 moments here, from 1956 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein and Charles de Gaulle.

Notable people

  1. Muammar Gaddafi

    from 1973 to 1988

    2 moments here

    Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…

  2. Saddam Hussein

    from 1975 to 1988

    2 moments here

    Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…

  3. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  4. Fidel Castro

    in 1973

    1 moment 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…

  5. Albert Camus

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  6. Indira Gandhi

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  7. Ali Khamenei

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

  8. Kim Il Sung

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…

  9. Willy Brandt

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

Moments

  1. 1956 Civilian-truce appeal in Algiers Albert Camus
  2. 1958 Return to Algeria as prime minister Charles de Gaulle
  3. 1973 Non-Aligned summit Fidel Castro
  4. 1973 Non-Aligned summit in Algiers Indira Gandhi
  5. 1973 Non-Aligned summit in Algiers Muammar Gaddafi
  6. 1974 Visit to Algiers Willy Brandt
  7. 1975 Algiers Agreement Saddam Hussein
  8. 1975 State visit to Algiers Kim Il Sung
  9. 1984 Presidential visit to Algiers Ali Khamenei
  10. 1988 Arab League summit in Algiers Muammar Gaddafi
  11. 1988 Arab League summit in Algiers Saddam Hussein

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