Cairo in the Cold War
The atlas holds 8 people and 11 moments here, from 1961 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Morsi and Nelson Mandela.
Notable people
Umm Kulthum
from 1972 to 1975
3 moments here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Mohamed Morsi
from 1975 to 1978
2 moments here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
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,…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1967
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
George H. W. Bush
in 1990
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1961
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Indira Gandhi
in 1966
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.…
Moments
- 1961 Meeting with Nasser and Tito Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1962 Receives training in Cairo Nelson Mandela
- 1966 Meeting Nasser in Cairo Indira Gandhi
- 1967 Meeting President Nasser in Cairo Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1972 Final war-effort concert at Cairo University Umm Kulthum
- 1973 Visit to wounded soldiers Umm Kulthum
- 1975 Engineering degree at Cairo University Mohamed Morsi
- 1975 Death in Cairo Umm Kulthum
- 1978 Master's degree at Cairo University Mohamed Morsi
- 1979 Egypt peace mission Jimmy Carter
- 1990 Persian Gulf consultations in Cairo George H. W. Bush