Bogotá in the Space Age
The atlas holds 10 people and 13 moments here, from 1959 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Gabriel García Márquez, Salvador Allende and Sebastián Piñera.
Notable people
Alan García
in 1992
1 moment here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1959 to 1981
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Hugo Chávez
in 2000
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
John F. Kennedy
in 1961
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1963
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
José Mujica
in 2010
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1997
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Ronald Reagan
in 1982
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Salvador Allende
in 1971
2 moments 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.…
Sebastián Piñera
from 2010 to 2018
2 moments here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Moments
- 1959 Prensa Latina correspondent in Bogotá Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Arrived in Bogotá John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Honorary doctorate and speech in Bogotá Jorge Luis Borges
- 1971 Address to Colombian Congress Salvador Allende
- 1971 Speech in Bogotá Salvador Allende
- 1981 Political asylum request in Bogotá Gabriel García Márquez
- 1982 Meets Betancur in Bogotá Ronald Reagan
- 1992 Arrival in Bogotá exile Alan García
- 1997 Concert at Estadio El Campín Mercedes Sosa
- 2000 Santa Marta commitment in Bogotá Hugo Chávez
- 2010 Juan Manuel Santos inauguration José Mujica
- 2010 Mining-crisis visit to Bogotá Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 Duque inauguration Sebastián Piñera