Historical figures in Palace of Justice

The atlas holds 4 people and 13 moments here, from 1899 to 2013. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill and Fidel Castro. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Nelson Mandela

   from 1958 to 2013

   9 moments here

   South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

2. Winston Churchill

   from 1899 to 1900

   2 moments here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

3. Fidel Castro

   in 1994

   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…

4. Nadine Gordimer

   in 1988

   1 moment here

   South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…

Moments

1. 1899 Imprisoned and escapes in Pretoria Winston Churchill
2. 1900 Enters Pretoria with British troops Winston Churchill
3. 1958 Faces formal Treason Trial Nelson Mandela
4. 1960 Detained at Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
5. 1962 Imprisoned in Pretoria Nelson Mandela
6. 1963 Returned to Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
7. 1963 Appears in the Rivonia Trial Nelson Mandela
8. 1988 Testimony in the Delmas Treason Trial Nadine Gordimer
9. 1994 Mandela inauguration Fidel Castro
10. 1994 Inaugurated as president Nelson Mandela
11. 1999 Attends Mbeki's inauguration Nelson Mandela
12. 2009 Attends Zuma's inauguration Nelson Mandela
13. 2013 Hospitalized in Pretoria Nelson Mandela

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