Lisbon in the Space Age
The atlas holds 19 people and 24 moments here, from 1958 to 2026. The most recorded lives are Agostinho Neto, Eusébio and Cesária Évora.
Notable people
Agostinho Neto
from 1958 to 1962
4 moments here
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Amy Winehouse
in 2008
1 moment here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Cesária Évora
from 1985 to 1987
2 moments here
Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally for morna and coladeira, known as the “Barefoot Diva.” Born and long associated with Mindelo on São…
Eusébio
from 1960 to 2014
2 moments here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1959
1 moment here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Jimmy Carter
in 1980
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…
José Eduardo dos Santos
in 1991
1 moment here
Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…
Luísa Diogo
in 2026
1 moment here
Mozambican economist and FRELIMO politician who served as Minister of Planning and Finance and as Mozambique’s first female prime minister, from 2004…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1967
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2007
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2022
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2004
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Olav V
in 1978
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
in 2001
1 moment here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Pelé
in 1962
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pope Francis
in 2023
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Robert Mugabe
in 2007
1 moment here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Robin Warren
in 1997
1 moment here
Australian pathologist whose observations of curved bacteria in gastric biopsies and subsequent collaboration with Barry Marshall transformed…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Moments
- 1958 Medical graduation in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1959 Arrival in Lisbon Fulgencio Batista
- 1960 Imprisonment in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1960 Arrival in Lisbon Eusébio
- 1961 Return to imprisonment in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1962 Intercontinental Cup hat-trick Pelé
- 1962 Restricted residence in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1967 International tour performance in Lisbon Mercedes Sosa
- 1978 State visit to Portugal Olav V
- 1980 Lisbon official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1985 Recording visit to Lisbon Cesária Évora
- 1985 Makes Lisbon state visit Ronald Reagan
- 1987 Restaurant performances in Lisbon Cesária Évora
- 1991 Signing the Bicesse Accords José Eduardo dos Santos
- 1997 World Helicobacter meeting speaker Robin Warren
- 2001 Working meeting at Belém Palace Omar Bongo
- 2004 North–South Prize ceremony Nawal El Saadawi
- 2007 EU-Africa summit in Lisbon Muammar Gaddafi
- 2007 EU-Africa Summit attendance Robert Mugabe
- 2008 Rock in Rio Lisboa performance Amy Winehouse
- 2014 Death in Lisbon Eusébio
- 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference Muhammadu Buhari
- 2023 World Youth Day journey Pope Francis
- 2026 Death in Lisbon Luísa Diogo