Historical figures in Mersa Matruh

The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 31 BC to 1989. The most recorded lives are Muammar Gaddafi, Cleopatra and Hafez al-Assad. Among them Royalty, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Cleopatra

    in 31 BC

    1 moment here

    Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (born early 69 BC, possibly late 70 BC; died 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.…

  2. Hafez al-Assad

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Syrian military officer and Ba'ath Party politician who served as president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.…

  3. Muammar Gaddafi

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…

Moments

  1. 31 BC Landed at Paraitonion Cleopatra
  2. 1972 Federation meeting at Mersa Matruh Hafez al-Assad
  3. 1989 Restoration talks at Mersa Matruh Muammar Gaddafi

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