Caracas in the Cold War

The atlas holds 10 people and 12 moments here, from 1954 to 1978. The most recorded lives are Gabriel García Márquez, Alfredo Di Stéfano and John F. Kennedy.

Notable people

  1. Alfredo Di Stéfano

    from 1956 to 1963

    2 moments here

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

  2. Carlos Fuentes

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…

  3. Fidel Castro

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  4. Gabriel García Márquez

    from 1957 to 1967

    2 moments here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  5. Jimmy Carter

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  6. 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.…

  7. Juan Perón

    in 1958

    1 moment 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…

  8. Miguel Ángel Asturias

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…

  9. Pablo Neruda

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…

  10. Richard Nixon

    in 1958

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1954 Tenth Inter-American Conference Miguel Ángel Asturias
  2. 1956 Small World Cup tournament Alfredo Di Stéfano
  3. 1957 Move to Caracas Gabriel García Márquez
  4. 1958 Exile residence in Caracas Juan Perón
  5. 1958 Caracas motorcade attack Richard Nixon
  6. 1959 Working visit to Caracas Fidel Castro
  7. 1959 Meeting Fidel Castro in Caracas Pablo Neruda
  8. 1961 Arrived in Caracas John F. Kennedy
  9. 1963 Kidnapping at the Potomac Hotel Alfredo Di Stéfano
  10. 1967 Ibero-American literature congress Gabriel García Márquez
  11. 1977 Rómulo Gallegos Prize speech Carlos Fuentes
  12. 1978 Caracas state visit Jimmy Carter

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