Political Leaders in New York City

The atlas holds 35 people and 89 moments here, from 1776 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr. and Helen Keller.

Notable people

  1. Li Keqiang

    in 2016

    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…

  2. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  3. Martin Luther King Jr.

    from 1958 to 1967

    5 moments here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  5. Nelson Mandela

    from 1990 to 1993

    3 moments here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  6. Ronald Reagan

    from 1944 to 1979

    2 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  7. Shinzo Abe

    from 2013 to 2015

    2 moments here

    Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

  8. Simón Bolívar

    in 1807

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  9. Theodore Roosevelt

    from 1858 to 1895

    3 moments here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  10. Tupac Shakur

    from 1971 to 1995

    3 moments here

    American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…

  11. Winston Churchill

    from 1895 to 1953

    3 moments here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

  1. 1960 United Nations annual session Fidel Castro
  2. 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. 1960 Joined the split-screen third debate John F. Kennedy
  4. 1962 Celebrated birthday at Madison Square Garden John F. Kennedy
  5. 1964 Lectures at the New School Martin Luther King Jr.
  6. 1964 Departure from New York for world tour Che Guevara
  7. 1964 United Nations address Che Guevara
  8. 1967 Addresses antiwar march at United Nations Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. 1967 Delivers “Beyond Vietnam” Martin Luther King Jr.
  10. 1968 United Nations General Assembly appearance Indira Gandhi
  11. 1970 Special UN General Assembly session Indira Gandhi
  12. 1971 United Nations Security Council visit with her father Benazir Bhutto
  13. 1971 Birth in East Harlem Tupac Shakur
  14. 1971 United Nations General Assembly work George H. W. Bush
  15. 1976 Democratic National Convention Jimmy Carter
  16. 1979 United Nations General Assembly speech Fidel Castro
  17. 1979 Launches presidential campaign in New York Ronald Reagan
  18. 1983 UN Secretariat director in New York Kofi Annan
  19. 1983 38th UN General Assembly Indira Gandhi
  20. 1984 Political meetings in New York Benazir Bhutto
  21. 1988 Governors Island Summit Mikhail Gorbachev
  22. 1989 UN General Assembly address Margaret Thatcher
  23. 1990 Addresses the United Nations Nelson Mandela
  24. 1990 Welcomed in New York Nelson Mandela
  25. 1993 Addresses UN on sanctions Nelson Mandela
  26. 1994 Quad Studios shooting Tupac Shakur
  27. 1995 Transfer to Rikers Island Tupac Shakur
  28. 1999 United Nations General Assembly visit Hugo Chávez
  29. 2000 Global Compact launch at UN Headquarters Kofi Annan
  30. 2000 Millennium Summit Fidel Castro
  31. 2002 Repeated visits to Zardari in New York Benazir Bhutto
  32. 2006 United Nations General Assembly debate Hugo Chávez
  33. 2006 Farewell address at UN Headquarters Kofi Annan
  34. 2013 UN General Assembly address Shinzo Abe
  35. 2015 UN General Assembly address Shinzo Abe
  36. 2016 United Nations General Assembly visit Li Keqiang
  37. 2022 United Nations General Assembly address Ebrahim Raisi
  38. 2023 Meeting with UN Secretary-General Ebrahim Raisi
  39. 2023 United Nations General Assembly address Ebrahim Raisi

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