Historical figures in Accra

The atlas holds 15 people and 32 moments here, from 1930 to 2020. The most recorded lives are John Atta Mills, Jerry Rawlings and Kwame Nkrumah. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Royalty, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Edgar Lungu

    in 2017

    1 moment here

    Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…

  2. Elizabeth II

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  3. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  4. Jerry Rawlings

    from 1947 to 2020

    6 moments here

    Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…

  5. John Atta Mills

    from 1963 to 2012

    7 moments here

    John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…

  6. Kenneth Kaunda

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…

  7. Kofi Annan

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  8. Kwame Nkrumah

    from 1930 to 1965

    5 moments here

    Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…

  9. Louis Armstrong

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer whose career transformed jazz solo performance and made him an international cultural…

  10. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  11. Maya Angelou

    in 1962

    2 moments here

    American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…

  12. Muammar Gaddafi

    in 2007

    1 moment here

    Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…

  13. Muhammadu Buhari

    in 2015

    1 moment here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  14. Patrice Lumumba

    from 1958 to 1960

    2 moments here

    Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…

  15. Pranab Mukherjee

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…

Moments

  1. 1930 Teacher training at Achimota Kwame Nkrumah
  2. 1947 Birth in Accra Jerry Rawlings
  3. 1950 Imprisonment at Fort James Kwame Nkrumah
  4. 1951 Prison candidacy for Accra Kwame Nkrumah
  5. 1956 Arrival in Accra Louis Armstrong
  6. 1957 Independence proclamation in Accra Kwame Nkrumah
  7. 1957 Witnesses Ghanaian independence Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. 1958 All-African Peoples’ Conference Kenneth Kaunda
  9. 1958 All-African Peoples' Conference Patrice Lumumba
  10. 1960 Agreement with Nkrumah Patrice Lumumba
  11. 1961 Visited Ghana despite security fears Elizabeth II
  12. 1962 Accra expatriate and university work Maya Angelou
  13. 1962 Move to Accra Maya Angelou
  14. 1963 Achimota School completion John Atta Mills
  15. 1965 Organisation of African Unity summit Kwame Nkrumah
  16. 1965 Second OAU Summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  17. 1967 Completed secondary school Jerry Rawlings
  18. 1967 Law degree at Legon John Atta Mills
  19. 1974 Manager at Ghana Tourist Development Company Kofi Annan
  20. 1979 Failed uprising at Air Force Station Jerry Rawlings
  21. 1979 Released during the June 4 uprising Jerry Rawlings
  22. 1998 Meeting with President Clinton Jerry Rawlings
  23. 2007 African Union summit in Accra Muammar Gaddafi
  24. 2009 Presidential inauguration John Atta Mills
  25. 2009 Meeting with Barack Obama in Accra John Atta Mills
  26. 2009 Obama departure ceremony at Kotoka International Airport John Atta Mills
  27. 2011 Meeting Canadian parliamentary delegation John Atta Mills
  28. 2012 Death at 37 Military Hospital John Atta Mills
  29. 2015 State visit to Ghana Muhammadu Buhari
  30. 2016 University of Ghana address Pranab Mukherjee
  31. 2017 Nana Akufo-Addo inauguration Edgar Lungu
  32. 2020 Death at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Jerry Rawlings

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