Kinshasa in the Cold War

The atlas holds 10 people and 16 moments here, from 1958 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Patrice Lumumba, Agostinho Neto and Muhammad Ali.

Notable people

  1. Agostinho Neto

    from 1962 to 1978

    3 moments here

    António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…

  2. Ahmed Sékou Touré

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

  3. Celia Cruz

    in 1974

    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,…

  4. Idi Amin

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…

  5. Jean-Bédel Bokassa

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…

  6. Laurent-Désiré Kabila

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    Congolese revolutionary, rebel leader, and politician. Kabila led the Party of the People’s Revolution and the Maquis of Fizi, became head of the…

  7. Louis Armstrong

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer whose career transformed jazz solo performance and made him an international cultural…

  8. Miriam Makeba

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…

  9. Muhammad Ali

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  10. Patrice Lumumba

    in 1960

    5 moments here

    Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…

Moments

  1. 1958 Military technical posting Jean-Bédel Bokassa
  2. 1960 Government investiture speech Patrice Lumumba
  3. 1960 Independence Day speech Patrice Lumumba
  4. 1960 Night at Camp Léopold II Patrice Lumumba
  5. 1960 Arrival in Léopoldville on State Department tour Louis Armstrong
  6. 1960 Confinement at official residence Patrice Lumumba
  7. 1960 Return to Léopoldville under detention Patrice Lumumba
  8. 1962 Arrival at MPLA exile headquarters Agostinho Neto
  9. 1962 MPLA National Conference Agostinho Neto
  10. 1963 Official visit to Brazzaville Ahmed Sékou Touré
  11. 1964 Rebel liaison in Brazzaville Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  12. 1974 Fania All-Stars trip to Kinshasa Celia Cruz
  13. 1974 Zaire 74 festival performance Miriam Makeba
  14. 1974 Rumble in the Jungle Muhammad Ali
  15. 1978 Official visit to Kinshasa Agostinho Neto
  16. 1989 Arrival and arrest at N'djili Airport Idi Amin

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