Political Leaders of the Space Age

The atlas holds 36 people and 1,081 moments here, from 1957 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela and Pope Francis.

Notable people

1. Mikhail Gorbachev

   from 1961 to 2022

   51 moments here

   Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

2. Mohamed Morsi

   from 1975 to 2019

   20 moments here

   Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…

3. Nelson Mandela

   from 1958 to 2013

   81 moments here

   South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

4. Pope Francis

   from 1958 to 2025

   70 moments here

   Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

5. Pope John Paul II

   from 1958 to 2005

   22 moments here

   Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

6. Raisa Gorbacheva

   from 1960 to 1999

   21 moments here

   Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

7. Ronald Reagan

   from 1957 to 2004

   98 moments here

   American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

8. Shinzo Abe

   from 1977 to 2022

   67 moments here

   Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

9. Tupac Shakur

   from 1971 to 1996

   16 moments here

   American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…

10. Wangarĩ Maathai

    from 1960 to 2011

    26 moments here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

11. Winston Churchill

    from 1958 to 1965

    7 moments here

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

12. Yuri Gagarin

    from 1957 to 1968

    21 moments here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

Moments

1. 1959 Adopted as Finchley candidate Margaret Thatcher
2. 1959 Residence at Farnborough Margaret Thatcher
3. 1959 Europe speech at Strasbourg Charles de Gaulle
4. 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
5. 1960 Philosophy licentiate at Colegio Máximo Pope Francis
6. 1960 Returns to Atlanta ministry Martin Luther King Jr.
7. 1960 Received New Hampshire results in Madison John F. Kennedy
8. 1960 Detained at Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
9. 1960 Beginning cosmonaut training Yuri Gagarin
10. 1960 Parachute training Yuri Gagarin
11. 1960 Debated Humphrey in Charleston John F. Kennedy
12. 1960 Faces tax trial in Montgomery Martin Luther King Jr.
13. 1960 Accepted nomination in Los Angeles John F. Kennedy
14. 1960 United Nations annual session Fidel Castro
15. 1960 Addressed Houston ministers John F. Kennedy
16. 1960 Faced Nixon in the first televised debate John F. Kennedy
17. 1960 Joined the split-screen third debate John F. Kennedy
18. 1960 Arrested at Rich's sit-in Martin Luther King Jr.
19. 1960 Transferred to Reidsville prison Martin Luther King Jr.
20. 1961 Talks with President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle
21. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
22. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
23. 1961 Hides at Liliesleaf Farm Nelson Mandela
24. 1961 Final Vostok preparations Yuri Gagarin
25. 1961 Organizes All-In African Conference Nelson Mandela
26. 1961 Bay of Pigs counter-offensive Fidel Castro
27. 1961 Equatorial South Pacific crossing Yuri Gagarin
28. 1961 First foreign visit after Vostok 1 Yuri Gagarin
29. 1961 Hero's parade and speech Yuri Gagarin
30. 1961 Moscow press conference Yuri Gagarin
31. 1961 Orbit across the Strait of Magellan Yuri Gagarin
32. 1961 Orbit northwest of Hawaii Yuri Gagarin
33. 1961 Addressed Canadian Parliament John F. Kennedy
34. 1961 Held Paris state visit John F. Kennedy
35. 1961 Made state visit to Ottawa John F. Kennedy
36. 1961 Addresses besieged Freedom Riders rally Martin Luther King Jr.
37. 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
38. 1961 Met Khrushchev in Vienna John F. Kennedy
39. 1961 Visited London after Vienna John F. Kennedy
40. 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
41. 1961 Arrived in Bogotá John F. Kennedy
42. 1961 Arrived in Caracas John F. Kennedy
43. 1961 Conferred in Bermuda John F. Kennedy
44. 1961 Arrested in Albany campaign Martin Luther King Jr.
45. 1962 Leaves through Bechuanaland Nelson Mandela
46. 1962 Meets Nyerere in Dar es Salaam Nelson Mandela
47. 1962 Receives training in Cairo Nelson Mandela
48. 1962 Trains at Zegangan base Nelson Mandela
49. 1962 Addresses PAFMECSA in Ethiopia Nelson Mandela
50. 1962 Celebrated birthday at Madison Square Garden John F. Kennedy

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