Beirut in the Space Age

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1971 to 2006. The most recorded lives are Yasser Arafat, Mother Teresa and Kofi Annan.

Notable people

  1. Yasser Arafat

    from 1978 to 1982

    2 moments here

    Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

  2. Mother Teresa

    in 1982

    1 moment here

    Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

  3. Kofi Annan

    in 2006

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  4. Saddam Hussein

    in 1971

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1971 Secret Ba'ath leadership meeting Saddam Hussein
  2. 1978 Withdrawal to Beirut during Operation Litani Yasser Arafat
  3. 1982 Evacuation from Beirut to Tunis Yasser Arafat
  4. 1982 Evacuates children in west Beirut Mother Teresa
  5. 2006 Post-war Lebanon visit Kofi Annan

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