Islamabad in the Cold War

The atlas holds 5 people and 12 moments here, from 1969 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.

Notable people

1. Ali Khamenei

   in 1986

   1 moment here

   Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

2. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

   in 1981

   2 moments here

   Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…

3. Rajiv Gandhi

   in 1988

   1 moment here

   Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…

4. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

   from 1969 to 1972

   3 moments here

   Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…

5. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

   from 1969 to 1979

   5 moments here

   Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

1. 1969 Round Table Conference Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2. 1969 Round Table Conference Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
3. 1971 Imprisonment at Adiala Jail Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
4. 1971 Meeting Bhutto at Chaklala Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
5. 1971 Assumption of presidency in Rawalpindi Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
6. 1972 Meeting Bhutto at Sihala Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
7. 1978 Transfer to Rawalpindi Central Jail Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
8. 1979 Execution at Rawalpindi District Jail Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
9. 1981 Afghanistan negotiations in Islamabad Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
10. 1981 Second Afghanistan mission in Islamabad Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
11. 1986 Presidential visit to Islamabad Ali Khamenei
12. 1988 SAARC summit and meeting with Benazir Bhutto Rajiv Gandhi

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