Historical figures in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1951 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Che Guevara, Katharine Hepburn and Miriam Makeba. Among them Physicians and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Che Guevara
in 1965
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1951
1 moment here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Miriam Makeba
in 2008
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Moments
- 1951 Filming The African Queen in the Belgian Congo Katharine Hepburn
- 1965 Arrival for Congo expedition Che Guevara
- 2008 FAO mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Miriam Makeba