New Delhi in the Cold War

The atlas holds 9 people and 15 moments here, from 1947 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

    from 1947 to 1964

    4 moments here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  3. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1959

    2 moments here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  4. Indira Gandhi

    from 1983 to 1984

    2 moments 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. Fidel Castro

    in 1983

    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  6. Yuri Gagarin

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

  7. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  8. Jimmy Carter

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  9. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

Moments

  1. 1947 Asian Relations Conference inauguration Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. 1947 Independence Day at the Red Fort Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. 1947 Tryst with Destiny address Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. 1948 Assassinated at Birla House Mahatma Gandhi
  5. 1948 Begins final Delhi fast Mahatma Gandhi
  6. 1958 Meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru Ho Chi Minh
  7. 1959 Arrives in New Delhi Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. 1959 Meets Nehru at Teen Murti Bhavan Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. 1961 Arrival for India tour Yuri Gagarin
  10. 1964 Death in New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru
  11. 1978 India state visit Jimmy Carter
  12. 1983 Chairmanship of Non-Aligned Movement Indira Gandhi
  13. 1983 Non-Aligned Movement summit Fidel Castro
  14. 1984 Assassination at prime-ministerial residence Indira Gandhi
  15. 1986 State visit to New Delhi Mikhail Gorbachev

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