Kabul in the Cold War
The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 1963 to 1981. The most recorded lives are Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and Indira Gandhi.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1973
1 moment here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Burhanuddin Rabbani
in 1963
1 moment here
Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…
Indira Gandhi
in 1969
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.…
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).…
Saddam Hussein
in 1973
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1972 to 1976
2 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1963 Kabul University graduation and appointment Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 1969 Visit to Kabul Indira Gandhi
- 1972 Unscheduled Kabul visit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Non-Aligned foreign-ministers conference in Kabul Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1973 Non-Aligned conference Saddam Hussein
- 1976 State visit to Kabul Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1981 Afghanistan negotiations in Kabul Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1981 Second Afghanistan mission in Kabul Javier Pérez de Cuéllar