Historical figures in Davos

The atlas holds 9 people and 11 moments here, from 1912 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Thomas Mann, Shinzo Abe and Nelson Mandela. Among them Political Leaders, Scientists and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Interwar Period.

Notable people

  1. Benigno Aquino III

    in 2013

    1 moment here

    Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…

  2. F. W. de Klerk

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…

  3. Kofi Annan

    in 1999

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  4. Li Keqiang

    in 2010

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  5. Luísa Diogo

    in 2009

    1 moment here

    Mozambican economist and FRELIMO politician who served as Minister of Planning and Finance and as Mozambique’s first female prime minister, from 2004…

  6. Nelson Mandela

    in 1992

    1 moment here

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

  7. Pelé

    in 2006

    1 moment here

    Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…

  8. Shinzo Abe

    from 2014 to 2019

    2 moments here

    Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

  9. Thomas Mann

    from 1912 to 1933

    2 moments here

    German novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and 1929 Nobel laureate. Born in Lübeck, he lived principally in Munich before exile from Nazi…

Moments

  1. 1912 Visit to Katia Mann at Davos sanatorium Thomas Mann
  2. 1933 Exile move to Arosa Thomas Mann
  3. 1992 World Economic Forum meeting F. W. de Klerk
  4. 1992 Attends World Economic Forum Nelson Mandela
  5. 1999 World Economic Forum address Kofi Annan
  6. 2006 World Economic Forum appearance Pelé
  7. 2009 World Economic Forum annual meeting Luísa Diogo
  8. 2010 World Economic Forum appearance Li Keqiang
  9. 2013 World Economic Forum attendance Benigno Aquino III
  10. 2014 World Economic Forum annual meeting Shinzo Abe
  11. 2019 Davos World Economic Forum Shinzo Abe

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