Political Leaders in Johannesburg
The atlas holds 5 people and 18 moments here, from 1906 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Jimmy Carter.
Notable people
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2023
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Helen Keller
in 1951
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Jimmy Carter
in 2007
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1906
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1941 to 2013
14 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Moments
- 1906 Launches satyagraha at Johannesburg meeting Mahatma Gandhi
- 1941 Lives in Alexandra Nelson Mandela
- 1941 Arrives in Johannesburg Nelson Mandela
- 1943 Studies law at Wits Nelson Mandela
- 1944 Helps found the ANC Youth League Nelson Mandela
- 1951 Eye Hospital opening address Helen Keller
- 1953 Opens Mandela and Tambo Nelson Mandela
- 1956 Held in Johannesburg Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1961 Hides at Liliesleaf Farm Nelson Mandela
- 1990 Welcome-home rally at FNB Stadium Nelson Mandela
- 1991 Signs National Peace Accord Nelson Mandela
- 1991 Attends opening of CODESA Nelson Mandela
- 1995 Attends Rugby World Cup final Nelson Mandela
- 2007 The Elders launch Jimmy Carter
- 2007 Announces The Elders Nelson Mandela
- 2010 Makes final public appearance Nelson Mandela
- 2013 Dies at his Houghton home Nelson Mandela
- 2023 BRICS summit meeting Ebrahim Raisi