Havana in the Space Age
The atlas holds 26 people and 47 moments here, from 1958 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez and Che Guevara.
Notable people
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
from 2004 to 2006
2 moments here
Malaysian civil servant and politician who served as Malaysia’s fifth prime minister from 2003 to 2009.…
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…
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 1959 to 2016
10 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 1958 to 1959
2 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…
Hugo Chávez
from 1994 to 2012
6 moments here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
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…
José Mujica
from 2013 to 2014
2 moments here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1958
1 moment here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Li Keqiang
in 2016
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…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1989
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2018
1 moment 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…
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.…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2014
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
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…
Trần Đại Quang
in 2016
1 moment 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…
Moments
- 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
- 1994 First post-prison visit to Cuba Hugo Chávez
- 1994 Speech at the University of Havana Hugo Chávez
- 2004 Official visit to Cuba Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 2004 Meeting with Fidel Castro Hugo Chávez
- 2006 Fourteenth Non-Aligned Movement Summit Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 2007 Meeting with Wu Guanzheng Fidel Castro
- 2010 National Assembly address Fidel Castro
- 2011 Cancer treatment in Havana Hugo Chávez
- 2012 Cancer surgery in Havana Hugo Chávez
- 2012 Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Fidel Castro
- 2012 Fourth cancer surgery in Havana Hugo Chávez
- 2013 Moncada anniversary events José Mujica
- 2014 CELAC summit José Mujica
- 2014 CELAC Summit in Havana Sebastián Piñera
- 2016 Public address to Communist Party Fidel Castro
- 2016 Meeting at Havana home with Hassan Rouhani Fidel Castro
- 2016 Official visit to Cuba Li Keqiang
- 2016 Death in Havana Fidel Castro
- 2016 Official visit to Cuba Trần Đại Quang
- 2018 State visit and talks with Raúl Castro Nguyễn Phú Trọng