Kampala in the Space Age
The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1962 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Idi Amin, Pope Francis and Muammar Gaddafi.
Notable people
Idi Amin
from 1966 to 1979
3 moments here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Pope Francis
in 2015
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2010
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Yasser Arafat
in 1975
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Chinua Achebe
in 1962
1 moment here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Moments
- 1962 Makerere African Writers Conference Chinua Achebe
- 1966 Attack on the Kabaka's palace Idi Amin
- 1975 Idi Amin wedding in Uganda Yasser Arafat
- 1975 Wedding during OAU summit Idi Amin
- 1979 Fled Kampala by helicopter Idi Amin
- 2010 African Union summit in Kampala Muammar Gaddafi
- 2015 Uganda Martyrs commemoration Pope Francis