Utrecht in the Cold War

The atlas holds 8 people and 8 moments here, from 1960 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Hirohito, Audrey Hepburn and Norodom Sihanouk.

Abdurrahman Wahid
in 1970
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1990
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Hirohito
in 1971
1 moment here
Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Julius Nyerere
in 1985
1 moment here
Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…
Khaleda Zia
in 1979
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1983
1 moment here
Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Omar Bongo
in 1973
1 moment here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Tunku Abdul Rahman
in 1960
1 moment here
Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…