Taipei in the Cold War

The atlas holds 6 people and 13 moments here, from 1950 to 1975. The most recorded lives are Teresa Teng, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek
from 1950 to 1975
2 moments here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Eisaku Satō
in 1967
1 moment here
Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…
Hastings Banda
in 1967
1 moment here
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
from 1969 to 1975
3 moments here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Soong Mei-ling
from 1955 to 1958
2 moments here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
Teresa Teng
from 1957 to 1968
4 moments here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…