Political Leaders in New Delhi

The atlas holds 12 people and 21 moments here, from 1918 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

    from 1945 to 1964

    5 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

    from 1918 to 1948

    3 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. Shinzo Abe

    from 2007 to 2014

    2 moments here

    Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1986

    1 moment here

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

  9. 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…

  10. Hugo Chávez

    in 2005

    1 moment here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

  11. 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…

  12. Li Keqiang

    in 2013

    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. 1918 Attends Delhi War Conference Mahatma Gandhi
  2. 1945 INA trial defence appearance Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. 1947 Asian Relations Conference inauguration Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. 1947 Independence Day at the Red Fort Jawaharlal Nehru
  5. 1947 Tryst with Destiny address Jawaharlal Nehru
  6. 1948 Assassinated at Birla House Mahatma Gandhi
  7. 1948 Begins final Delhi fast Mahatma Gandhi
  8. 1958 Meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru Ho Chi Minh
  9. 1959 Arrives in New Delhi Martin Luther King Jr.
  10. 1959 Meets Nehru at Teen Murti Bhavan Martin Luther King Jr.
  11. 1961 Arrival for India tour Yuri Gagarin
  12. 1964 Death in New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru
  13. 1978 India state visit Jimmy Carter
  14. 1983 Chairmanship of Non-Aligned Movement Indira Gandhi
  15. 1983 Non-Aligned Movement summit Fidel Castro
  16. 1984 Assassination at prime-ministerial residence Indira Gandhi
  17. 1986 State visit to New Delhi Mikhail Gorbachev
  18. 2005 Meeting with Manmohan Singh Hugo Chávez
  19. 2007 India visit with Manmohan Singh Shinzo Abe
  20. 2013 First foreign trip: India Li Keqiang
  21. 2014 Republic Day chief guest Shinzo Abe

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