Dar es Salaam in the Cold War

The atlas holds 10 people and 15 moments here, from 1952 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Julius Nyerere, Che Guevara and Nelson Mandela.

Notable people

  1. Che Guevara

    in 1965

    2 moments here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

  2. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1966

    1 moment here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  3. Indira Gandhi

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  4. Julius Nyerere

    from 1952 to 1966

    5 moments here

    Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…

  5. Milton Obote

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1966 and as president from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985.…

  6. Muhammad Ali

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  7. Nelson Mandela

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  8. Pope John Paul II

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  9. Robert Mugabe

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…

  10. Samora Machel

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…

Moments

  1. 1952 Return to Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere
  2. 1953 Teaching at St Francis' College Julius Nyerere
  3. 1955 Return to Dar es Salaam for nationwide campaigning Julius Nyerere
  4. 1962 Meets Nyerere in Dar es Salaam Nelson Mandela
  5. 1962 Meeting with Julius Nyerere Robert Mugabe
  6. 1962 Residence at State House Julius Nyerere
  7. 1963 Departure to join FRELIMO in Dar es Salaam Samora Machel
  8. 1965 Clandestine stay in Dar es Salaam Che Guevara
  9. 1965 Meetings with African liberation leaders Che Guevara
  10. 1966 Move to Msasani home Julius Nyerere
  11. 1966 Afro-Arab cooperation tour Gamal Abdel Nasser
  12. 1972 Exile residence in Dar es Salaam Milton Obote
  13. 1980 Olympic-boycott mission Muhammad Ali
  14. 1980 Tanzania visit before Zimbabwe independence Indira Gandhi
  15. 1990 Apostolic journey to East Africa Pope John Paul II

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