Maputo in the Space Age

The atlas holds 7 people and 12 moments here, from 1959 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Samora Machel, Luísa Diogo and Edgar Lungu.

Notable people

  1. 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.…

  2. Edgar Lungu

    in 2015

    2 moments here

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

  3. Luísa Diogo

    from 1983 to 2004

    3 moments here

    Mozambican economist and FRELIMO politician who served as Minister of Planning and Finance and as Mozambique’s first female prime minister, from 2004…

  4. Muammar Gaddafi

    in 2003

    1 moment here

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

  5. Pope Francis

    in 2019

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  6. Samora Machel

    from 1959 to 1975

    3 moments here

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

  7. Winnie Mandela

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African social worker, anti-apartheid activist, and African…

Moments

  1. 1959 Family home in Mafalala Samora Machel
  2. 1962 Political activity at Miguel Bombarda Hospital Samora Machel
  3. 1975 Proclamation of independence in Maputo Samora Machel
  4. 1983 Economics degree at Eduardo Mondlane University Luísa Diogo
  5. 1986 Presidential visit to Maputo Ali Khamenei
  6. 1990 Visit to Museu Galeria Chissano Winnie Mandela
  7. 1993 World Bank programme officer in Maputo Luísa Diogo
  8. 2003 African Union summit in Maputo Muammar Gaddafi
  9. 2004 Sworn in as prime minister Luísa Diogo
  10. 2015 State visit to Mozambique Edgar Lungu
  11. 2015 Mozambique independence celebrations Edgar Lungu
  12. 2019 Arrival in Maputo Pope Francis

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