Tunis in the Cold War
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1957 to 1983. The most recorded lives are Yasser Arafat, Anwar Sadat and Willy Brandt.
Notable people
Anwar Sadat
in 1972
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.…
Claudia Cardinale
in 1957
1 moment here
Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
Olav V
in 1969
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Willy Brandt
in 1970
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…
Yasser Arafat
in 1983
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Moments
- 1957 Beauty-contest win during Italian Cinema Week Claudia Cardinale
- 1969 State visit to Tunisia Olav V
- 1970 Visit to Tunis Willy Brandt
- 1972 Visit with Habib Bourguiba Anwar Sadat
- 1983 Operational base in Tunis Yasser Arafat