Historical figures in Ankara
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1919 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Ruhollah Khomeini and Pervez Musharraf. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Military Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
from 1919 to 1920
2 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Ruhollah Khomeini
in 1964
1 moment here
Iranian Shia cleric, revolutionary leader, and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Pervez Musharraf
in 1949
1 moment here
Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2024
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Moments
- 1919 Establishes the nationalist center in Ankara Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1920 Opens the Grand National Assembly Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1949 Family residence in Ankara Pervez Musharraf
- 1964 Arrival in Ankara exile Ruhollah Khomeini
- 2024 Joint press conference with Erdoğan Ebrahim Raisi