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
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Samora Machel
from 1959 to 1975
3 moments here
Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…
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
- 1959 Family home in Mafalala Samora Machel
- 1962 Political activity at Miguel Bombarda Hospital Samora Machel
- 1975 Proclamation of independence in Maputo Samora Machel
- 1983 Economics degree at Eduardo Mondlane University Luísa Diogo
- 1986 Presidential visit to Maputo Ali Khamenei
- 1990 Visit to Museu Galeria Chissano Winnie Mandela
- 1993 World Bank programme officer in Maputo Luísa Diogo
- 2003 African Union summit in Maputo Muammar Gaddafi
- 2004 Sworn in as prime minister Luísa Diogo
- 2015 State visit to Mozambique Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Mozambique independence celebrations Edgar Lungu
- 2019 Arrival in Maputo Pope Francis