Nairobi in the Space Age

The atlas holds 15 people and 58 moments here, from 1963 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Mwai Kibaki, Daniel arap Moi and Wangarĩ Maathai.

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 2020

    13 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. Edgar Lungu

    in 2017

    1 moment here

    Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…

  4. 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.…

  5. Jerry Rawlings

    in 2011

    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…

  6. John Magufuli

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian chemist and politician who served as Tanzania’s fifth president from 5 November 2015 until his death in…

  7. Jomo Kenyatta

    in 1963

    2 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…

  8. Kofi Annan

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  9. Li Keqiang

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  10. 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.…

  11. 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.…

  12. Mwai Kibaki

    from 1969 to 2022

    18 moments here

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

  13. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

    from 1967 to 2004

    3 moments here

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

  14. Pope Francis

    in 2015

    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…

  15. Wangarĩ Maathai

    from 1966 to 2011

    11 moments here

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

Moments

  1. 1963 East African Federation meeting Jomo Kenyatta
  2. 1963 Sworn in as prime minister Jomo Kenyatta
  3. 1966 Research appointment in Nairobi Wangarĩ Maathai
  4. 1967 Lecturer at the University of Nairobi Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  5. 1969 Cabinet meeting at State House Mwai Kibaki
  6. 1969 Return to Nairobi academic work Wangarĩ Maathai
  7. 1971 Attempted counteroffensive from Nairobi Milton Obote
  8. 1977 Detention at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  9. 1977 First Green Belt tree planting Wangarĩ Maathai
  10. 1978 Medical ethics address in Nairobi Christiaan Barnard
  11. 1978 Cabinet meeting as new president Daniel arap Moi
  12. 1978 Presidential swearing-in at Uhuru Park Daniel arap Moi
  13. 1979 Imprisonment at Lang'ata Wangarĩ Maathai
  14. 1980 Opened Nairobi Agricultural Show Daniel arap Moi
  15. 1981 Renewable-energy conference keynote Indira Gandhi
  16. 1982 Address to OAU summit Daniel arap Moi
  17. 1983 Hosted Queen Elizabeth II Daniel arap Moi
  18. 1985 Meeting with Tanzanian minister Daniel arap Moi
  19. 1985 Flight into Kenyan exile Milton Obote
  20. 1985 UN women's conference work Wangarĩ Maathai
  21. 1987 Opened All-Africa Games Daniel arap Moi
  22. 1988 Opened sixth National Assembly Daniel arap Moi
  23. 1992 Freedom Corner hunger strike Wangarĩ Maathai
  24. 1993 Inauguration after multiparty election Daniel arap Moi
  25. 1998 Inauguration after 1997 election Daniel arap Moi
  26. 1999 Karura Forest protest attack Wangarĩ Maathai
  27. 2001 Saba Saba Day arrest Wangarĩ Maathai
  28. 2002 NARC nomination rally Mwai Kibaki
  29. 2002 Accompanied Uhuru Kenyatta at KICC Daniel arap Moi
  30. 2002 First presidential inauguration Mwai Kibaki
  31. 2003 Hospital treatment after accident Mwai Kibaki
  32. 2004 Return visit to Kenya Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  33. 2005 Sudan peace agreement ceremony Mwai Kibaki
  34. 2005 Tour with Gordon Brown Wangarĩ Maathai
  35. 2006 Tree planting with Barack Obama Wangarĩ Maathai
  36. 2007 Presidential campaign launch Mwai Kibaki
  37. 2007 Second presidential swearing-in Mwai Kibaki
  38. 2008 Kenya crisis mediation Kofi Annan
  39. 2008 National Accord signing Mwai Kibaki
  40. 2008 Receiving the Kriegler Report Mwai Kibaki
  41. 2009 Thika Road construction launch Mwai Kibaki
  42. 2010 Promulgation of the Constitution Mwai Kibaki
  43. 2011 Somali-leadership meetings Jerry Rawlings
  44. 2011 Death during treatment Wangarĩ Maathai
  45. 2011 Jamhuri Day speech Mwai Kibaki
  46. 2012 Thika Road commissioning Mwai Kibaki
  47. 2013 Kenya Defence Forces farewell Mwai Kibaki
  48. 2013 Judiciary farewell Mwai Kibaki
  49. 2013 Presidential handover Mwai Kibaki
  50. 2014 Official visit to Kenya Li Keqiang

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