Cairo in the Space Age
The atlas holds 10 people and 18 moments here, from 1961 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Mohamed Morsi, Umm Kulthum and Nelson Mandela.
Notable people
Mohamed Morsi
from 1975 to 2019
7 moments here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
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…
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,…
Pope Francis
in 2017
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
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.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1992
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
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
- 1992 Solo tour of Egypt Diana, Princess of Wales
- 2012 Victory speech in Tahrir Square Mohamed Morsi
- 2012 Meeting Hillary Clinton in Cairo Mohamed Morsi
- 2013 Meeting with U.S. officials Mohamed Morsi
- 2013 House arrest at Republican Guard barracks Mohamed Morsi
- 2017 Visit to Cairo Pope Francis
- 2019 Death at Tora Prison Mohamed Morsi