Brussels in the Cold War

The atlas holds 13 people and 15 moments here, from 1956 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Patrice Lumumba and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Notable people

  1. Alberto Fujimori

    in 1991

    1 moment here

    Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…

  2. Alfredo Di Stéfano

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…

  3. Eusébio

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…

  4. George H. W. Bush

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  5. Gerald Ford

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

  6. Herbert Hoover

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…

  7. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1972

    1 moment here

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

  8. Miriam Makeba

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…

  9. Olav V

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

  10. Patrice Lumumba

    from 1956 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…

  11. Richard Nixon

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…

  12. Ronald Reagan

    from 1985 to 1988

    2 moments here

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

  13. Willy Brandt

    in 1973

    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…

Moments

  1. 1956 Study tour of Belgium Patrice Lumumba
  2. 1958 Third European Cup final Alfredo Di Stéfano
  3. 1958 United States Day address at Brussels World's Fair Herbert Hoover
  4. 1960 Round Table Conference Patrice Lumumba
  5. 1964 International match in Brussels Eusébio
  6. 1964 State visit to Belgium Olav V
  7. 1969 First presidential foreign trip: Brussels Richard Nixon
  8. 1972 Visit to Belgium Mikhail Gorbachev
  9. 1973 Visit to Brussels Willy Brandt
  10. 1975 NATO summit Gerald Ford
  11. 1985 Settlement in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Miriam Makeba
  12. 1985 Briefs NATO in Brussels Ronald Reagan
  13. 1988 Attends Brussels NATO summit Ronald Reagan
  14. 1989 NATO summit in Brussels George H. W. Bush
  15. 1991 Meeting Jacques Delors in Brussels Alberto Fujimori

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