Havana in the Space Age

The atlas holds 10 people and 28 moments here, from 1959 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez and Che Guevara.

Notable people

  1. Fidel Castro

    from 1959 to 2016

    10 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  2. Hugo Chávez

    from 1994 to 2012

    6 moments here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

  3. Che Guevara

    in 1959

    4 moments here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

  4. Gabriel García Márquez

    from 1959 to 1960

    2 moments here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  5. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  6. Yuri Gagarin

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

  7. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  8. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

  9. Li Keqiang

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  10. Raisa Gorbacheva

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

Moments

  1. 1959 Command at La Cabaña Fortress Che Guevara
  2. 1959 Entry into Havana Che Guevara
  3. 1959 Recovery and planning at Tarará Che Guevara
  4. 1959 Freedom Caravan arrival Fidel Castro
  5. 1959 Residence and office at Havana Hilton Fidel Castro
  6. 1959 Operation Truth in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
  7. 1959 Marriage ceremony at La Cabaña Che Guevara
  8. 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
  9. 1960 La Coubre memorial service Jean-Paul Sartre
  10. 1960 Last departure from Cuba Ernest Hemingway
  11. 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
  12. 1961 Arrival in Havana Yuri Gagarin
  13. 1966 Tri-Continental Conference Fidel Castro
  14. 1989 State visit to Havana Mikhail Gorbachev
  15. 1989 Havana state-visit appearance Raisa Gorbacheva
  16. 1994 First post-prison visit to Cuba Hugo Chávez
  17. 1994 Speech at the University of Havana Hugo Chávez
  18. 2004 Meeting with Fidel Castro Hugo Chávez
  19. 2007 Meeting with Wu Guanzheng Fidel Castro
  20. 2010 National Assembly address Fidel Castro
  21. 2011 Cancer treatment in Havana Hugo Chávez
  22. 2012 Cancer surgery in Havana Hugo Chávez
  23. 2012 Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Fidel Castro
  24. 2012 Fourth cancer surgery in Havana Hugo Chávez
  25. 2016 Public address to Communist Party Fidel Castro
  26. 2016 Meeting at Havana home with Hassan Rouhani Fidel Castro
  27. 2016 Official visit to Cuba Li Keqiang
  28. 2016 Death in Havana Fidel Castro

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