Jeddah in the Cold War
The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1956 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Osama bin Laden, Gamal Abdel Nasser and George H. W. Bush.
Notable people
Anwar Sadat
in 1973
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
from 1956 to 1965
2 moments here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
George H. W. Bush
in 1990
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Idi Amin
in 1980
1 moment here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Osama bin Laden
from 1957 to 1968
2 moments here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Moments
- 1956 Arab defense-pact summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1957 Move to the Hejaz Osama bin Laden
- 1965 Jeddah Agreement visit Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1968 Al-Thager Model School attendance Osama bin Laden
- 1973 Arab summit travel in Jeddah Anwar Sadat
- 1980 Interview in Jeddah exile Idi Amin
- 1990 Visit to coalition personnel in Saudi Arabia George H. W. Bush