Havana in the Cold War
The atlas holds 20 people and 31 moments here, from 1947 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Fulgencio Batista.
Notable people
Carlos Fuentes
in 1959
1 moment here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Celia Cruz
in 1947
1 moment here
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Che Guevara
in 1959
4 moments here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1960
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Fidel Castro
from 1949 to 1966
6 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…
Fulgencio Batista
from 1952 to 1959
3 moments here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1959 to 1960
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Italo Calvino
in 1964
1 moment here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1985
1 moment here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1960
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jerry Rawlings
in 1979
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…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1958
1 moment here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1989
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1989
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1979
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Salvador Allende
in 1972
1 moment here
Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…
Sukarno
in 1960
1 moment here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Thomas Sankara
in 1984
1 moment here
Burkinabé army officer and revolutionary political leader who became president of Upper Volta after the 4 August 1983 coup and led Burkina Faso until…
U Thant
in 1962
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1961
1 moment here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Moments
- 1947 Music studies at Havana's National Conservatory Celia Cruz
- 1949 Move to larger Havana flat Fidel Castro
- 1952 Coup at Camp Columbia Fulgencio Batista
- 1955 Release and return to Havana Fidel Castro
- 1958 Kidnapped from Havana hotel Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1958 Breakfast at the Presidential Palace Fulgencio Batista
- 1959 Move to Havana after the Cuban Revolution Carlos Fuentes
- 1959 Command at La Cabaña Fortress Che Guevara
- 1959 Entry into Havana Che Guevara
- 1959 Recovery and planning at Tarará Che Guevara
- 1959 Freedom Caravan arrival Fidel Castro
- 1959 Residence and office at Havana Hilton Fidel Castro
- 1959 Resignation at Camp Columbia Fulgencio Batista
- 1959 Operation Truth in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1959 Marriage ceremony at La Cabaña Che Guevara
- 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1960 Meeting Fidel Castro in Havana Sukarno
- 1960 La Coubre memorial service Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1960 Last departure from Cuba Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
- 1961 Arrival in Havana Yuri Gagarin
- 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis visit U Thant
- 1964 Wedding in Havana Italo Calvino
- 1966 Tri-Continental Conference Fidel Castro
- 1972 Speech in Havana Salvador Allende
- 1979 Non-Aligned Conference attendance Jerry Rawlings
- 1979 Non-Aligned summit address Saddam Hussein
- 1984 Arrival in Havana Thomas Sankara
- 1985 Press conference in Havana Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1989 State visit to Havana Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1989 Havana state-visit appearance Raisa Gorbacheva