Historical figures in Nairobi

The atlas holds 6 people and 18 moments here, from 1933 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Wangarĩ Maathai, Ernest Hemingway and Pope Francis. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Wangarĩ Maathai

    from 1966 to 2011

    11 moments here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

  2. Ernest Hemingway

    from 1933 to 1954

    3 moments here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  3. Pope Francis

    in 2015

    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…

  4. Kofi Annan

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  5. Indira Gandhi

    in 1981

    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.…

  6. Li Keqiang

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

Moments

  1. 1933 East African safari: Nairobi Ernest Hemingway
  2. 1933 Evacuation to Nairobi Ernest Hemingway
  3. 1954 Recuperation in Nairobi Ernest Hemingway
  4. 1966 Research appointment in Nairobi Wangarĩ Maathai
  5. 1969 Return to Nairobi academic work Wangarĩ Maathai
  6. 1977 First Green Belt tree planting Wangarĩ Maathai
  7. 1979 Imprisonment at Lang'ata Wangarĩ Maathai
  8. 1981 Renewable-energy conference keynote Indira Gandhi
  9. 1985 UN women's conference work Wangarĩ Maathai
  10. 1992 Freedom Corner hunger strike Wangarĩ Maathai
  11. 1999 Karura Forest protest attack Wangarĩ Maathai
  12. 2001 Saba Saba Day arrest Wangarĩ Maathai
  13. 2005 Tour with Gordon Brown Wangarĩ Maathai
  14. 2006 Tree planting with Barack Obama Wangarĩ Maathai
  15. 2008 Kenya crisis mediation Kofi Annan
  16. 2011 Death during treatment Wangarĩ Maathai
  17. 2014 Official visit to Kenya Li Keqiang
  18. 2015 Arrival in Nairobi Pope Francis

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