The Hague in the Cold War

The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1948 to 1985. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev and Willy Brandt.

Notable people

  1. John Atta Mills

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…

  2. Lars Onsager

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…

  3. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1985

    1 moment here

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

  4. Siad Barre

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…

  5. Willy Brandt

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

  6. Winston Churchill

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

  1. 1948 Addresses Congress of Europe at The Hague Winston Churchill
  2. 1969 State visit to The Hague Willy Brandt
  3. 1970 Visiting professor at Leiden Lars Onsager
  4. 1978 Meeting with Queen Juliana Siad Barre
  5. 1985 Visiting lectureship at Leiden University John Atta Mills
  6. 1985 Visit to The Hague Mikhail Gorbachev

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