Luanda in the Cold War

The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1959 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Agostinho Neto, Fidel Castro and Ali Khamenei.

Notable people

1. Agostinho Neto

   from 1959 to 1975

   4 moments here

   António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…

2. Ali Khamenei

   in 1986

   1 moment here

   Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

3. Fidel Castro

   in 1977

   1 moment here

   Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

Moments

1. 1959 Return to Luanda as a physician Agostinho Neto
2. 1960 Arrest at his Luanda clinic Agostinho Neto
3. 1975 Return to Luanda Agostinho Neto
4. 1975 Proclamation of Angolan independence Agostinho Neto
5. 1977 African diplomatic tour Fidel Castro
6. 1986 Presidential visit to Luanda Ali Khamenei

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