Dar es Salaam in the Space Age
The atlas holds 13 people and 22 moments here, from 1962 to 2021. The most recorded lives are John Magufuli, Nelson Mandela and Che Guevara.
Notable people
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.…
Edgar Lungu
from 2015 to 2016
2 moments here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
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.…
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.…
John Magufuli
from 2009 to 2021
5 moments here
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian chemist and politician who served as Tanzania’s fifth president from 5 November 2015 until his death in…
Julius Nyerere
from 1962 to 1966
2 moments here
Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…
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.…
Muhammad Ali
in 1980
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1962 to 1998
2 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Pierre Nkurunziza
from 2003 to 2015
2 moments here
Burundian educator, CNDD–FDD rebel leader, and president of Burundi from 2005 until his death in 2020.…
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.…
Robert Mugabe
in 1962
1 moment here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Samora Machel
in 1963
1 moment here
Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…
Moments
- 1962 Meets Nyerere in Dar es Salaam Nelson Mandela
- 1962 Meeting with Julius Nyerere Robert Mugabe
- 1962 Residence at State House Julius Nyerere
- 1963 Departure to join FRELIMO in Dar es Salaam Samora Machel
- 1965 Clandestine stay in Dar es Salaam Che Guevara
- 1965 Meetings with African liberation leaders Che Guevara
- 1966 Move to Msasani home Julius Nyerere
- 1966 Afro-Arab cooperation tour Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1972 Exile residence in Dar es Salaam Milton Obote
- 1980 Olympic-boycott mission Muhammad Ali
- 1980 Tanzania visit before Zimbabwe independence Indira Gandhi
- 1990 Apostolic journey to East Africa Pope John Paul II
- 1998 Addresses rally in Dar es Salaam Nelson Mandela
- 2003 Global ceasefire signing Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2009 Doctoral study at the University of Dar es Salaam John Magufuli
- 2015 East African Community emergency summit Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2015 Presidential campaign launch John Magufuli
- 2015 John Magufuli inauguration Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Presidential inauguration John Magufuli
- 2016 State visit to Tanzania Edgar Lungu
- 2021 Final public appearance John Magufuli
- 2021 Death at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital John Magufuli