Nigeria in the Space Age

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1962 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Jawaharlal Nehru, Muhammad Ali and V. S. Naipaul.

Chinua Achebe
in 2007
1 moment here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1963
1 moment here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1962
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Muhammad Ali
in 1964
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
V. S. Naipaul
in 2008
1 moment here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…