Buenos Aires in the Cold War
The atlas holds 19 people and 52 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Eva Perón, Jorge Rafael Videla and Juan Manuel Fangio.
Notable people
Albert Camus
in 1949
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Che Guevara
from 1948 to 1953
2 moments here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Diego Maradona
from 1960 to 1969
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Eva Perón
from 1947 to 1952
9 moments here
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…
Freddie Mercury
in 1981
1 moment here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1967
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Garrincha
from 1959 to 1964
2 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Italo Calvino
in 1984
1 moment here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Jack Brabham
in 1960
1 moment here
Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1949 to 1956
4 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Jorge Rafael Videla
from 1952 to 1985
8 moments here
Argentine Army officer and de facto president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship, the National Reorganization Process, conducted…
Juan Manuel Fangio
from 1947 to 1973
5 moments here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Juan Perón
from 1955 to 1974
3 moments here
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine army officer and politician who served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 until his…
Mercedes Sosa
from 1982 to 1991
4 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
from 1947 to 1962
3 moments here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Olav V
in 1967
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Olivia Hussey
in 1951
1 moment here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Pelé
from 1959 to 1963
2 moments here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pope Francis
in 1966
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Moments
- 1947 National Mechanics race Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1947 Transfer to Buenos Aires Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1947 Visit to the Casas Tipos exhibition Eva Perón
- 1948 Medical studies at the University of Buenos Aires Che Guevara
- 1949 Public-speaking career expands Jorge Luis Borges
- 1949 Inauguration of Ciudad Infantil Eva Perón
- 1949 Stay with Victoria Ocampo in Buenos Aires Albert Camus
- 1950 Teaching at Argentine cultural institutions Jorge Luis Borges
- 1951 Birth in Buenos Aires Olivia Hussey
- 1951 Cabildo Abierto address Eva Perón
- 1951 Hospitalization and first vote Eva Perón
- 1952 War College studies Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1952 Rural Workers’ Congress speech Eva Perón
- 1952 Chamber of Deputies honor-box appearance Eva Perón
- 1952 Workers’ Day address Eva Perón
- 1952 Final Workers’ Day parade appearance Eva Perón
- 1952 Death at Unzué Palace Eva Perón
- 1953 Medical degree in Buenos Aires Che Guevara
- 1954 Home Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1954 Exile in Buenos Aires Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1955 Takes over National Library directorship Jorge Luis Borges
- 1955 Argentine Grand Prix endurance win Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1955 Plaza de Mayo during bombing attempt Juan Perón
- 1956 University of Buenos Aires professorship Jorge Luis Borges
- 1957 Argentine Grand Prix win Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1958 Service at the Ministry of Defence Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1959 Copa América in Buenos Aires Garrincha
- 1959 South American Championship match Pelé
- 1960 Argentine Grand Prix season opener Jack Brabham
- 1960 Birth at Policlínico Evita Hospital Diego Maradona
- 1962 Detention in Buenos Aires Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1963 Copa Libertadores final appearance Pelé
- 1964 Botafogo versus Barcelona Garrincha
- 1966 Teaching at Colegio del Salvador Pope Francis
- 1967 Visit to Buenos Aires after breakthrough Gabriel García Márquez
- 1967 State visit to Argentina Olav V
- 1969 Joined Los Cebollitas youth team Diego Maradona
- 1973 Carrera del Recuerdo Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1974 Final rally appearance Juan Perón
- 1974 Death at Quinta de Olivos Juan Perón
- 1976 Presidential oath Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1976 Luncheon with Argentine intellectuals Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1976 Audience with Spain's trade minister Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1978 Opened the 1978 World Cup Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1978 Presented the World Cup trophy Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1981 Buenos Aires stadium performance Freddie Mercury
- 1982 Return concert at Teatro Ópera Mercedes Sosa
- 1984 Buenos Aires Book Fair appearance Italo Calvino
- 1985 Appeared in the Trial of the Juntas Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1988 Sin Fronteras at Luna Park Mercedes Sosa