Lusaka in the Space Age

The atlas holds 11 people and 18 moments here, from 1959 to 2021. The most recorded lives are Kenneth Kaunda, Edgar Lungu and José Eduardo dos Santos.

Notable people

  1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

  2. Edgar Lungu

    from 1981 to 2016

    3 moments here

    Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…

  3. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  4. Indira Gandhi

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  5. José Eduardo dos Santos

    from 1994 to 1995

    2 moments here

    Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…

  6. Kenneth Kaunda

    from 1959 to 2021

    4 moments here

    Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…

  7. Milton Obote

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1966 and as president from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985.…

  8. Muammar Gaddafi

    in 2001

    1 moment here

    Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…

  9. Nelson Mandela

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  10. Robert Mugabe

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…

  11. Samora Machel

    in 1974

    2 moments here

    Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…

Moments

  1. 1959 Imprisonment in Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda
  2. 1969 University of Zambia first graduation Kenneth Kaunda
  3. 1970 Non-Aligned heads-of-state conference Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  4. 1970 Third Non-Aligned Movement Summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  5. 1970 Non-Aligned summit in Lusaka Indira Gandhi
  6. 1970 Opening of the Non-Aligned summit Kenneth Kaunda
  7. 1974 Independence negotiations in Lusaka Samora Machel
  8. 1974 Lusaka Agreement Samora Machel
  9. 1978 Meeting with Joshua Nkomo Robert Mugabe
  10. 1981 Law degree at the University of Zambia Edgar Lungu
  11. 1985 Arrival in Zambian exile Milton Obote
  12. 1990 Arrives in Lusaka Nelson Mandela
  13. 1994 Lusaka Protocol signing José Eduardo dos Santos
  14. 1995 Lusaka reconciliation meeting José Eduardo dos Santos
  15. 2001 Final OAU summit in Lusaka Muammar Gaddafi
  16. 2015 Presidential inauguration Edgar Lungu
  17. 2016 Full-term presidential inauguration Edgar Lungu
  18. 2021 Death at Maina Soko Military Hospital Kenneth Kaunda

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