Political Leaders in Paris

The atlas holds 39 people and 110 moments here, from 1377 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Shinzo Abe, Adolf Hitler and Mahatma Gandhi.

Notable people

  1. Shinzo Abe

    from 2014 to 2015

    2 moments here

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

  2. Adolf Hitler

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1931

    1 moment here

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

  4. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1959

    1 moment here

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

  5. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  6. Yuri Gagarin

    in 1965

    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. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1948

    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…

  8. Francis Bacon

    in 1576

    1 moment here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  9. Hugo Chávez

    in 2002

    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…

  10. John Adams

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

  11. Peter the Great

    in 1717

    1 moment here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

  12. Geoffrey Chaucer

    in 1377

    1 moment here

    English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…

  13. Indira Gandhi

    in 1966

    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.…

  14. Peter Paul Rubens

    in 1622

    1 moment here

    Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

  15. Raisa Gorbacheva

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

Moments

  1. 1848 Arrives in revolutionary Paris Karl Marx
  2. 1849 Chairs the Paris Peace Congress Victor Hugo
  3. 1849 Returns to Paris after expulsion from Prussia Karl Marx
  4. 1849 Departure from Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  5. 1851 Paris visit with Strepponi Giuseppe Verdi
  6. 1862 Return via Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  7. 1862 Ambassadorial posting in Paris Otto von Bismarck
  8. 1866 Extended Paris stay for Don Carlos Giuseppe Verdi
  9. 1870 Returns triumphantly to Paris Victor Hugo
  10. 1875 Conducts Requiem in Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  11. 1878 Settles on Avenue d'Eylau Victor Hugo
  12. 1881 Receives Paris's public homage Victor Hugo
  13. 1881 Visits Jenny Longuet in Argenteuil Karl Marx
  14. 1882 Stays again in Argenteuil Karl Marx
  15. 1882 Takes daily treatments at Enghien Karl Marx
  16. 1883 Honored at the Hôtel Continental Victor Hugo
  17. 1883 Visits Paris with his father Winston Churchill
  18. 1885 Dies at Avenue Victor-Hugo Victor Hugo
  19. 1885 Buried in the Panthéon Victor Hugo
  20. 1895 Researched the Paris Commune Vladimir Lenin
  21. 1908 Moved the Bolshevik center to Paris Vladimir Lenin
  22. 1910 Lived on Rue Marie-Rose Vladimir Lenin
  23. 1911 Lectured at Longjumeau Vladimir Lenin
  24. 1919 Arrival in Paris Ho Chi Minh
  25. 1921 Residence on Compoint Lane Ho Chi Minh
  26. 1922 Studied at the École de Guerre Charles de Gaulle
  27. 1928 American Battle Monuments Commission office Dwight D. Eisenhower
  28. 1928 Work trip to Paris from Provence Gabriela Mistral
  29. 1931 Tour of France Helen Keller
  30. 1931 Leaves London and speaks in Paris Mahatma Gandhi
  31. 1936 Committee meeting in Paris Gabriela Mistral
  32. 1937 Colloquium of Arts and Letters Gabriela Mistral
  33. 1940 Tours Paris Adolf Hitler
  34. 1940 In Paris as brigadier-general Charles de Gaulle
  35. 1944 Liberation of Paris Charles de Gaulle
  36. 1944 Reception for Churchill in Paris Charles de Gaulle
  37. 1944 Armistice Day in liberated Paris Winston Churchill
  38. 1946 Paris hotel stay Ho Chi Minh
  39. 1948 United Nations General Assembly special session Jawaharlal Nehru
  40. 1950 NATO command residence Dwight D. Eisenhower
  41. 1951 Began a Europe-Asia fact-finding tour John F. Kennedy
  42. 1952 Speech at the Sorbonne Helen Keller
  43. 1958 Receives Order of Liberation in Paris Winston Churchill
  44. 1959 Visits Richard Wright in Paris Martin Luther King Jr.
  45. 1961 Talks with President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle
  46. 1961 Held Paris state visit John F. Kennedy
  47. 1962 Survived the Petit-Clamart ambush Charles de Gaulle
  48. 1965 Paris Air Show appearance Yuri Gagarin
  49. 1966 Paris stopover and Élysée meetings Indira Gandhi
  50. 1976 Visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev

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