Historical figures in Palace of Justice
The atlas holds 16 people and 29 moments here, from 1899 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, F. W. de Klerk and Winston Churchill. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Albert Luthuli
in 1958
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1951
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Edgar Lungu
from 2015 to 2019
2 moments here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
Fidel Castro
in 1994
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
F. W. de Klerk
from 1989 to 1994
3 moments here
South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…
Glynis Johns
in 1923
1 moment here
British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Jerry Rawlings
in 1998
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…
John Magufuli
in 2019
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…
Max Theiler
in 1899
1 moment here
South African-American virologist and physician whose work at Harvard, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Yale contributed to the development of the 17D…
Miriam Makeba
in 1938
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2019
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 1988
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1958 to 2013
9 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Steve Biko
in 1977
2 moments here
Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist and a leading theorist and organizer of the Black Consciousness Movement.…
Winnie Mandela
in 1969
1 moment here
Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African social worker, anti-apartheid activist, and African…
Winston Churchill
from 1899 to 1900
2 moments here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Moments
- 1899 Birth in Pretoria Max Theiler
- 1899 Imprisoned and escapes in Pretoria Winston Churchill
- 1900 Enters Pretoria with British troops Winston Churchill
- 1923 Birth in Pretoria Glynis Johns
- 1938 Residence in Riverside Township Miriam Makeba
- 1951 Teacher training in Pretoria Desmond Tutu
- 1958 Speech interrupted by attack in Pretoria Albert Luthuli
- 1958 Faces formal Treason Trial Nelson Mandela
- 1960 Detained at Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1962 Imprisoned in Pretoria Nelson Mandela
- 1963 Returned to Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1963 Appears in the Rivonia Trial Nelson Mandela
- 1969 Imprisonment at Pretoria Central Winnie Mandela
- 1977 Death in detention Steve Biko
- 1977 Transfer to prison hospital Steve Biko
- 1988 Testimony in the Delmas Treason Trial Nadine Gordimer
- 1989 Private meeting with anti-apartheid leaders F. W. de Klerk
- 1994 Mandela inauguration Fidel Castro
- 1994 Election agreement meeting F. W. de Klerk
- 1994 Inauguration of democratic government F. W. de Klerk
- 1994 Inaugurated as president Nelson Mandela
- 1998 State visit with Mandela Jerry Rawlings
- 1999 Attends Mbeki's inauguration Nelson Mandela
- 2009 Attends Zuma's inauguration Nelson Mandela
- 2013 Hospitalized in Pretoria Nelson Mandela
- 2015 State visit to South Africa Edgar Lungu
- 2019 Bilateral meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa Edgar Lungu
- 2019 Ramaphosa inauguration John Magufuli
- 2019 State visit to South Africa Muhammadu Buhari