Historical figures in Gao
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1353 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Amelia Earhart and Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Among them Business Leaders, Explorers and Writers, across the Interwar Period and the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Amelia Earhart
in 1937
1 moment here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Ibn Battuta
in 1353
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
in 2017
1 moment here
Malian politician known as IBK. He was born in Koutiala, studied and worked in Mali, Senegal, and France, served as Mali’s ambassador to Côte…
Moments
- 1353 Spends a month in Gao Ibn Battuta
- 1937 Second world-flight attempt: Gao Amelia Earhart
- 2017 Visit after Gao bombing Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta