Durban in the Space Age

The atlas holds 7 people and 10 moments here, from 1966 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro and Muammar Gaddafi.

Desmond Tutu
in 2011
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Fidel Castro
from 1998 to 2001
2 moments 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…
Jerry Rawlings
in 1999
1 moment here
Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2002
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Nelson Mandela
from 1991 to 2000
3 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Steve Biko
in 1966
1 moment here
Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist and a leading theorist and organizer of the Black Consciousness Movement.…
Whitney Houston
in 1994
1 moment here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…