Political Leaders in Johannesburg
The atlas holds 5 people and 20 moments here, from 1906 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Jimmy Carter.
Notable people
Nelson Mandela
from 1941 to 2013
16 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1906
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Jimmy Carter
in 2007
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…
Helen Keller
in 1951
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2023
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Moments
- 1906 Launches satyagraha at Johannesburg meeting Mahatma Gandhi
- 1941 Lives in Alexandra Nelson Mandela
- 1941 Arrives in Johannesburg Nelson Mandela
- 1943 Studies law at Wits Nelson Mandela
- 1944 Helps found the ANC Youth League Nelson Mandela
- 1946 Moves to Orlando Nelson Mandela
- 1951 Eye Hospital opening address Helen Keller
- 1953 Opens Mandela and Tambo Nelson Mandela
- 1956 Held in Johannesburg Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1961 Hides at Liliesleaf Farm Nelson Mandela
- 1990 Returns to his Orlando home Nelson Mandela
- 1990 Welcome-home rally at FNB Stadium Nelson Mandela
- 1991 Signs National Peace Accord Nelson Mandela
- 1991 Attends opening of CODESA Nelson Mandela
- 1995 Attends Rugby World Cup final Nelson Mandela
- 2007 The Elders launch Jimmy Carter
- 2007 Announces The Elders Nelson Mandela
- 2010 Makes final public appearance Nelson Mandela
- 2013 Dies at his Houghton home Nelson Mandela
- 2023 BRICS summit meeting Ebrahim Raisi