Historical figures in Lagos

The atlas holds 9 people and 11 moments here, from 1954 to 1995. The most recorded lives are Pelé, Siad Barre and Jimmy Carter. Among them Business Leaders, Engineers and Inventors and Writers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Agostinho Neto

    in 1978

    1 moment here

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

  2. Chinua Achebe

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…

  3. Jerry Rawlings

    in 1985

    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…

  4. Jimmy Carter

    in 1978

    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…

  5. Miriam Makeba

    in 1977

    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…

  6. Pelé

    from 1969 to 1976

    2 moments here

    Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…

  7. Siad Barre

    from 1992 to 1995

    2 moments here

    Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…

  8. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…

  9. U Thant

    in 1970

    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…

Moments

  1. 1954 Nigerian Broadcasting Service appointment Chinua Achebe
  2. 1969 Exhibition in Lagos Pelé
  3. 1970 Postwar relief visit to Lagos U Thant
  4. 1975 National Youth Service teaching post Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
  5. 1976 Trapped during Lagos coup attempt Pelé
  6. 1977 FESTAC 77 performance Miriam Makeba
  7. 1978 Honorary doctorate at the University of Lagos Agostinho Neto
  8. 1978 Lagos state visit Jimmy Carter
  9. 1985 Treaty-related visit Jerry Rawlings
  10. 1992 Arrival in Lagos exile Siad Barre
  11. 1995 Death in Lagos Siad Barre

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