Colombo in the Cold War
The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1950 to 1976. The most recorded lives are Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muammar Gaddafi.
Notable people
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
from 1959 to 1976
3 moments here
Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1954
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…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1976
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
B. R. Ambedkar
in 1950
1 moment here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Moments
- 1950 Buddhist visit to Colombo B. R. Ambedkar
- 1954 Colombo Powers' Conference Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1959 At home during assassination of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1962 Sino-Indian mediation conferences Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1976 Host of fifth Non-Aligned summit Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1976 Non-Aligned summit in Colombo Muammar Gaddafi