Political Leaders in Cape Town
The atlas holds 3 people and 14 moments here, from 1914 to 2006. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Kofi Annan.
Notable people
Kofi Annan
in 2006
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1914
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1955 to 2003
12 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Moments
- 1914 Departs Cape Town for England Mahatma Gandhi
- 1955 Proceeds to Cape Town Nelson Mandela
- 1963 First confined on Robben Island Nelson Mandela
- 1964 Begins life sentence on Robben Island Nelson Mandela
- 1982 Transferred to Pollsmoor Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1985 Treated at Volks Hospital Nelson Mandela
- 1988 Continues treatment at Constantiaberg Nelson Mandela
- 1988 Diagnosed at Tygerberg Hospital Nelson Mandela
- 1990 Addresses Cape Town from City Hall Nelson Mandela
- 1990 Leads talks at Groote Schuur Nelson Mandela
- 1995 Returns to Robben Island Nelson Mandela
- 1998 Revisits Robben Island with Clinton Nelson Mandela
- 2003 Addresses inaugural 46664 concert Nelson Mandela
- 2006 Visit to South Africa Kofi Annan