Lahore in the Space Age
The atlas holds 10 people and 16 moments here, from 1965 to 1999. The most recorded lives are Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1974
1 moment here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Anwar Sadat
in 1974
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1999
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Benazir Bhutto
from 1974 to 1986
2 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
from 1996 to 1997
2 moments here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1974
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Pervez Musharraf
in 1965
1 moment here
Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
Richard Nixon
in 1969
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
from 1966 to 1974
2 moments here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1967 to 1977
4 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1965 1965 war service in Lahore war zone Pervez Musharraf
- 1966 Six-point proposal at Lahore conference Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1967 Arrival speech in Lahore Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1967 Founding of the Pakistan Peoples Party Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1969 State visit to Lahore Richard Nixon
- 1974 Islamic summit in Lahore Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1974 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit Benazir Bhutto
- 1974 Lahore visit Anwar Sadat
- 1974 Islamic Summit in Lahore Muammar Gaddafi
- 1974 OIC conference in Lahore Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1974 Islamic Summit in Lahore Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1977 Murder trial at Lahore High Court Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1986 Return rally at Iqbal Park Benazir Bhutto
- 1996 Visited children's cancer wards in Lahore Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1997 Second Lahore cancer-hospital visit Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1999 Lahore peace visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee