Historical figures in Havana
The atlas holds 36 people and 77 moments here, from 1853 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez and José Raúl Capablanca. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Porfirio Díaz
in 1911
1 moment here
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1989
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Rubén Darío
from 1892 to 1910
3 moments here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
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…
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…
William Howard Taft
in 1906
1 moment here
William Howard Taft was an American lawyer, judge, colonial administrator, secretary of war, 27th president of the United States, and 10th chief…
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
- 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