Nairobi in the Cold War

The atlas holds 3 people and 7 moments here, from 1954 to 1985. The most recorded lives are Wangarĩ Maathai, Ernest Hemingway and Indira Gandhi.

Notable people

1. Wangarĩ Maathai

   from 1966 to 1985

   5 moments here

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

2. Ernest Hemingway

   in 1954

   1 moment here

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

3. 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.…

Moments

1. 1954 Recuperation in Nairobi Ernest Hemingway
2. 1966 Research appointment in Nairobi Wangarĩ Maathai
3. 1969 Return to Nairobi academic work Wangarĩ Maathai
4. 1977 First Green Belt tree planting Wangarĩ Maathai
5. 1979 Imprisonment at Lang'ata Wangarĩ Maathai
6. 1981 Renewable-energy conference keynote Indira Gandhi
7. 1985 UN women's conference work Wangarĩ Maathai

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