Historical figures in Libya

The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1942 to 2007. The most recorded lives are Federico Fellini, Yasser Arafat and Umm Kulthum. Among them Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Federico Fellini

   in 1942

   1 moment here

   Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…

2. Idriss Déby

   in 2007

   1 moment here

   Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…

3. Umm Kulthum

   in 1969

   1 moment here

   Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

4. Yasser Arafat

   in 1992

   1 moment here

   Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

Moments

1. 1942 Screenplay assignment in Libya Federico Fellini
2. 1969 War-effort visit to Libya Umm Kulthum
3. 1992 Survival of Libyan Desert aircraft crash Yasser Arafat
4. 2007 Darfur talks in Libya Idriss Déby

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