Lagos in the Space Age

The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, from 1969 to 1995. The most recorded lives are Pelé, Siad Barre and Jimmy Carter.

Agostinho Neto
in 1978
1 moment here
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Jerry Rawlings
in 1985
1 moment here
Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…
Jimmy Carter
in 1978
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…
Miriam Makeba
in 1977
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…
Pelé
from 1969 to 1976
2 moments here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Siad Barre
from 1992 to 1995
2 moments here
Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
in 1975
1 moment here
Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…
U Thant
in 1970
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…