Tripoli in the Cold War

The atlas holds 9 people and 11 moments here, from 1969 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Gamal Abdel Nasser, Idi Amin and Fidel Castro.

Notable people

  1. Ali Khamenei

    in 1984

    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.…

  2. Anwar Sadat

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…

  3. Fidel Castro

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  4. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    from 1969 to 1970

    2 moments here

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

  5. Idi Amin

    from 1972 to 1979

    2 moments here

    Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…

  6. Idriss Déby

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…

  7. Jean-Bédel Bokassa

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…

  8. Omar Bongo

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…

  9. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

  1. 1969 Consultation with Libya's new government Gamal Abdel Nasser
  2. 1970 Foreign-base evacuation celebration Gamal Abdel Nasser
  3. 1972 Eid broadcast from Tripoli Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  4. 1972 Visit to Libya Idi Amin
  5. 1973 Visit to Libya and conversion to Islam Omar Bongo
  6. 1973 Tripoli visit Anwar Sadat
  7. 1977 Algeria and Libya visits Fidel Castro
  8. 1979 Initial exile in Libya Idi Amin
  9. 1979 Meeting with Gaddafi in Tripoli Jean-Bédel Bokassa
  10. 1984 Presidential visit to Tripoli Ali Khamenei
  11. 1989 Exile reception in Tripoli Idriss Déby

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