Historical figures in Bandung
The atlas holds 10 people and 15 moments here, from 1921 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Sukarno, Amelia Earhart and B. J. Habibie. Among them Jurists, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Amelia Earhart
in 1937
2 moments here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
B. J. Habibie
from 1995 to 2012
2 moments here
Indonesian aerospace engineer, technocrat, vice president, and third president of Indonesia.…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1955
1 moment here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1955
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Kim Il Sung
in 1965
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…
Suharto
in 1959
1 moment here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Sukarno
from 1921 to 1955
4 moments here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Sushma Swaraj
in 2015
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
U Thant
in 1955
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…
Zhou Enlai
in 1955
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
- 1921 Engineering studies in Bandung Sukarno
- 1930 Colonial trial in Bandung Sukarno
- 1930 Imprisonment at Sukamiskin Sukarno
- 1937 Return to Bandung for repairs Amelia Earhart
- 1937 Second world-flight attempt: Bandung Amelia Earhart
- 1955 Secretary of the Bandung Conference U Thant
- 1955 Asian-African Conference Zhou Enlai
- 1955 Bandung Conference Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1955 Afro-Asian Conference Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1955 Opening the Asian-African Conference Sukarno
- 1959 Staff-and-command training Suharto
- 1965 Bandung speech and meeting with Sukarno Kim Il Sung
- 1995 N-250 first-flight ceremony B. J. Habibie
- 2012 National Technology Awakening Day appearance B. J. Habibie
- 2015 Bandung Conference commemoration Sushma Swaraj