Algiers in the Cold War

The atlas holds 16 people and 21 moments here, from 1956 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein.

Notable people

  1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    from 1968 to 1989

    3 moments here

    Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

  2. Albert Camus

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  3. Ali Khamenei

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

  4. Anwar Sadat

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…

  5. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  6. Dalida

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…

  7. Fidel Castro

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  8. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    from 1963 to 1968

    2 moments here

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

  9. Indira Gandhi

    in 1973

    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.…

  10. Kim Il Sung

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…

  11. Muammar Gaddafi

    from 1973 to 1988

    2 moments here

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

  12. Saddam Hussein

    from 1975 to 1988

    2 moments here

    Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…

  13. Salvador Allende

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…

  14. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…

  15. Willy Brandt

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

  16. Zhou Enlai

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…

Moments

  1. 1956 Civilian-truce appeal in Algiers Albert Camus
  2. 1958 Performance for French soldiers Dalida
  3. 1958 Return to Algeria as prime minister Charles de Gaulle
  4. 1963 State visit to independent Algeria Gamal Abdel Nasser
  5. 1963 Visit to Algeria Zhou Enlai
  6. 1968 OAU Council of Ministers presidency Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  7. 1968 Fifth OAU Summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  8. 1972 Rally in Algiers Salvador Allende
  9. 1973 Prepared the Fourth Algiers Non-Aligned Summit Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  10. 1973 Non-Aligned Movement summit Anwar Sadat
  11. 1973 Non-Aligned summit Fidel Castro
  12. 1973 Non-Aligned summit in Algiers Indira Gandhi
  13. 1973 Non-Aligned summit in Algiers Muammar Gaddafi
  14. 1973 Non-Aligned Movement summit Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  15. 1974 Visit to Algiers Willy Brandt
  16. 1975 Algiers Agreement Saddam Hussein
  17. 1975 State visit to Algiers Kim Il Sung
  18. 1984 Presidential visit to Algiers Ali Khamenei
  19. 1988 Arab League summit in Algiers Muammar Gaddafi
  20. 1988 Arab League summit in Algiers Saddam Hussein
  21. 1989 Return and resettlement in Algiers Abdelaziz Bouteflika

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