Nairobi in the Cold War

The atlas holds 10 people and 26 moments here, from 1952 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Daniel arap Moi, Wangarĩ Maathai and Jomo Kenyatta.

Notable people

  1. Christiaan Barnard

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…

  2. Daniel arap Moi

    from 1978 to 1988

    8 moments here

    Kenyan teacher and politician who served as Kenya’s vice president from 1967 to 1978 and its second president from 1978 to 2002.…

  3. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  4. Grace Kelly

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…

  5. Indira Gandhi

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  6. Jomo Kenyatta

    from 1952 to 1963

    4 moments here

    Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…

  7. Milton Obote

    from 1971 to 1985

    2 moments here

    Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1966 and as president from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985.…

  8. Mwai Kibaki

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…

  9. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

    from 1967 to 1977

    2 moments here

    Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…

  10. Wangarĩ Maathai

    from 1966 to 1985

    5 moments here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

Moments

  1. 1952 Anti-Mau Mau mass meeting Jomo Kenyatta
  2. 1952 Arrest and transfer through Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta
  3. 1952 Arrival for Mogambo production Grace Kelly
  4. 1954 Recuperation in Nairobi Ernest Hemingway
  5. 1963 East African Federation meeting Jomo Kenyatta
  6. 1963 Sworn in as prime minister Jomo Kenyatta
  7. 1966 Research appointment in Nairobi Wangarĩ Maathai
  8. 1967 Lecturer at the University of Nairobi Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  9. 1969 Cabinet meeting at State House Mwai Kibaki
  10. 1969 Return to Nairobi academic work Wangarĩ Maathai
  11. 1971 Attempted counteroffensive from Nairobi Milton Obote
  12. 1977 Detention at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  13. 1977 First Green Belt tree planting Wangarĩ Maathai
  14. 1978 Medical ethics address in Nairobi Christiaan Barnard
  15. 1978 Cabinet meeting as new president Daniel arap Moi
  16. 1978 Presidential swearing-in at Uhuru Park Daniel arap Moi
  17. 1979 Imprisonment at Lang'ata Wangarĩ Maathai
  18. 1980 Opened Nairobi Agricultural Show Daniel arap Moi
  19. 1981 Renewable-energy conference keynote Indira Gandhi
  20. 1982 Address to OAU summit Daniel arap Moi
  21. 1983 Hosted Queen Elizabeth II Daniel arap Moi
  22. 1985 Meeting with Tanzanian minister Daniel arap Moi
  23. 1985 Flight into Kenyan exile Milton Obote
  24. 1985 UN women's conference work Wangarĩ Maathai
  25. 1987 Opened All-Africa Games Daniel arap Moi
  26. 1988 Opened sixth National Assembly Daniel arap Moi

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