Pyongyang in the Cold War
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1957 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Muammar Gaddafi, Ali Khamenei and Kim Il Sung.
Notable people
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1982
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Ali Khamenei
in 1989
1 moment here
Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
Kim Il Sung
in 1980
1 moment here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1957
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…
Pol Pot
in 1977
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Moments
- 1957 Arrival in Pyongyang Ho Chi Minh
- 1977 Visit to North Korea Pol Pot
- 1980 Sixth Workers’ Party Congress Kim Il Sung
- 1982 Treaty visit to Pyongyang Muammar Gaddafi
- 1989 Four-day visit to Pyongyang Ali Khamenei