Khartoum in the Space Age
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1962 to 2010. The most recorded lives are Osama bin Laden, Nelson Mandela and Muammar Gaddafi.
Notable people
Osama bin Laden
in 1992
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…
Nelson Mandela
in 1962
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
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…
Desmond Tutu
in 2007
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Moments
- 1962 Flies onward to Khartoum Nelson Mandela
- 1992 Base in Khartoum Osama bin Laden
- 1992 Move to Sudan Osama bin Laden
- 2007 The Elders mission to Sudan Desmond Tutu
- 2010 Meeting in Khartoum Muammar Gaddafi