Hanoi in the Space Age

The atlas holds 19 people and 48 moments here, from 1958 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Trần Đại Quang, Nguyễn Phú Trọng and John McCain.

Notable people

Benigno Aquino III
in 2010
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…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1974
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Fidel Castro
from 1973 to 2003
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…
Ho Chi Minh
from 1963 to 1969
3 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Jacques Chirac
in 2004
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
John McCain
from 1967 to 1968
4 moments here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Kim Il Sung
from 1958 to 1964
2 moments here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Lê Đức Thọ
from 1968 to 1990
3 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Li Keqiang
in 2013
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…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2004
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
from 1963 to 2024
8 moments here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1973
1 moment here
Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Pol Pot
from 1965 to 1970
3 moments here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1985
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Roh Moo-hyun
in 2006
1 moment here
South Korean attorney, human-rights advocate, politician, and president of the Republic of Korea from 2003 to 2008.…
Shinzo Abe
from 2006 to 2013
2 moments here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Sushma Swaraj
in 2014
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
Trần Đại Quang
from 1972 to 2018
8 moments here
Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…
Võ Nguyên Giáp
from 1972 to 2013
4 moments here
Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary, and politician. Giáp was a leading commander of the Việt Minh and the People’s Army of Vietnam, served…

Hanoi in the Space Age

Notable people

Benigno Aquino III

Dorothy Hodgkin

Fidel Castro

Ho Chi Minh

Jacques Chirac

John McCain

Kim Il Sung

Lê Đức Thọ

Li Keqiang

Muammar Gaddafi

Nguyễn Phú Trọng

Norodom Sihanouk

Pol Pot

Rajiv Gandhi

Roh Moo-hyun

Shinzo Abe

Sushma Swaraj

Trần Đại Quang

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Moments

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