Political Leaders in Zurich

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1775 to 2013. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Winston Churchill.

Notable people

  1. Vladimir Lenin

    from 1895 to 1917

    3 moments here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1775

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  3. Winston Churchill

    in 1946

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  4. Friedrich Engels

    in 1893

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…

  5. Li Keqiang

    in 2013

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

Moments

  1. 1775 Stays in Zürich Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. 1893 Second International congress address Friedrich Engels
  3. 1895 Met émigré Marxists in Zurich Vladimir Lenin
  4. 1916 Relocated to Zurich Vladimir Lenin
  5. 1917 Departed Zurich for Russia Vladimir Lenin
  6. 1946 Calls for European unity in Zurich Winston Churchill
  7. 2013 Official visit to Switzerland Li Keqiang

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