Prague in the Cold War

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1952 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Mikhail Gorbachev, Che Guevara and Yuri Gagarin.

Notable people

1. Mikhail Gorbachev

   from 1969 to 1987

   2 moments here

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

2. Che Guevara

   in 1966

   1 moment here

   Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

3. 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…

4. George H. W. Bush

   in 1990

   1 moment here

   George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

5. Doris Lessing

   in 1952

   1 moment here

   British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…

Moments

1. 1952 Political trip to Prague Doris Lessing
2. 1961 First foreign visit after Vostok 1 Yuri Gagarin
3. 1966 Clandestine stay near Prague Che Guevara
4. 1969 Delegation visit to Czechoslovakia Mikhail Gorbachev
5. 1987 State visit to Prague Mikhail Gorbachev
6. 1990 Velvet Revolution anniversary George H. W. Bush

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