Geneva in the Cold War
The atlas holds 11 people and 16 moments here, from 1955 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Jorge Luis Borges, Kofi Annan and Raisa Gorbacheva.
Notable people
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1985 to 1986
3 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Kofi Annan
from 1961 to 1980
3 moments here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1985
2 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1990
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1955
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1985
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Jimmy Carter
in 1977
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…
Stephen Hawking
in 1985
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Indira Gandhi
in 1981
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.…
Benazir Bhutto
in 1984
1 moment here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Moments
- 1955 Foreign-correspondent assignment in Geneva Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 International-relations study in Geneva Kofi Annan
- 1962 Budget officer at WHO Kofi Annan
- 1977 Geneva official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1980 UNHCR personnel chief in Geneva Kofi Annan
- 1981 World Health Assembly attendance Indira Gandhi
- 1984 Released to Geneva Benazir Bhutto
- 1985 Medical emergency during CERN trip Stephen Hawking
- 1985 Final departure for Geneva Jorge Luis Borges
- 1985 Geneva Summit Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1985 Geneva Summit tea Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1985 International Red Cross event Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1985 Meets Gorbachev in Geneva Ronald Reagan
- 1986 Marriage through Paraguayan consulate in Geneva Jorge Luis Borges
- 1986 Death in Geneva Jorge Luis Borges
- 1990 Visits Geneva Nelson Mandela