Kinshasa in the Cold War

The atlas holds 5 people and 9 moments here, from 1960 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Patrice Lumumba, Muhammad Ali and Louis Armstrong.

Notable people

1. Patrice Lumumba

   in 1960

   5 moments here

   Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…

2. Muhammad Ali

   in 1974

   1 moment here

   Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

3. Louis Armstrong

   in 1960

   1 moment here

   American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer whose career transformed jazz solo performance and made him an international cultural…

4. Idi Amin

   in 1989

   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…

5. Miriam Makeba

   in 1974

   1 moment here

   South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…

Moments

1. 1960 Government investiture speech Patrice Lumumba
2. 1960 Independence Day speech Patrice Lumumba
3. 1960 Night at Camp Léopold II Patrice Lumumba
4. 1960 Arrival in Léopoldville on State Department tour Louis Armstrong
5. 1960 Confinement at official residence Patrice Lumumba
6. 1960 Return to Léopoldville under detention Patrice Lumumba
7. 1974 Zaire 74 festival performance Miriam Makeba
8. 1974 Rumble in the Jungle Muhammad Ali
9. 1989 Arrival and arrest at N'djili Airport Idi Amin

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