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

  1. 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.…

  2. 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…

  3. 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.…

  4. 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…

  5. 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

  1. 1957 Beauty-contest win during Italian Cinema Week Claudia Cardinale
  2. 1969 State visit to Tunisia Olav V
  3. 1970 Visit to Tunis Willy Brandt
  4. 1972 Visit with Habib Bourguiba Anwar Sadat
  5. 1983 Operational base in Tunis Yasser Arafat

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