Historical figures in Yangon
The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1915 to 1969. The most recorded lives are George Orwell, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across World War I and the Cold War.
Notable people
George Orwell
from 1922 to 1925
3 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1915
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1916
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Indira Gandhi
in 1969
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Moments
- 1915 Arrives in Rangoon Mahatma Gandhi
- 1916 Received in Rangoon Rabindranath Tagore
- 1922 Arrival at Rangoon George Orwell
- 1924 Police posting at Syriam George Orwell
- 1925 Posting at Insein George Orwell
- 1969 Meeting Ne Win in Rangoon Indira Gandhi