Rabat in the Space Age

The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1968 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Pope Francis, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Notable people

  1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

  2. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  3. Léopold Sédar Senghor

    in 1987

    1 moment here

    Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…

  4. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…

  5. Muhammadu Buhari

    in 2018

    1 moment here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  6. Pope Francis

    in 2019

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  7. Umm Kulthum

    in 1968

    1 moment here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

Moments

  1. 1968 Concert at Mohammed V Theatre Umm Kulthum
  2. 1969 Islamic summit in Rabat Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  3. 1969 Fifth Arab League Summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  4. 1980 Final Moroccan stop Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  5. 1987 Reception at the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco Léopold Sédar Senghor
  6. 2018 Working visit to Morocco Muhammadu Buhari
  7. 2019 Arrival in Rabat Pope Francis

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