Paris in the Cold War
The atlas holds 93 people and 172 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Édith Piaf, Dalida and Lê Đức Thọ.
Notable people
Pridi Banomyong
in 1983
1 moment here
Thai lawyer, political leader, regent, prime minister, and founder of Thammasat University. A civilian leader of the 1932 Siamese Revolution, he…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1985
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1989
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1958
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Richard Nixon
in 1969
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1982 to 1989
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1972
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1970 to 1979
2 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Satyendra Nath Bose
from 1953 to 1954
2 moments here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Simone de Beauvoir
from 1952 to 1986
2 moments here
French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Born and died in Paris, Beauvoir studied philosophy in Paris,…
Sirikit
in 1947
1 moment here
Sirikit Kitiyakara was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and later Queen Mother.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1983
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Teresa Teng
in 1989
1 moment here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Thích Nhất Hạnh
in 1966
1 moment here
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…
Thomas Sankara
in 1986
2 moments here
Burkinabé army officer and revolutionary political leader who became president of Upper Volta after the 4 August 1983 coup and led Burkina Faso until…
Tony Curtis
in 1965
1 moment here
American actor Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) worked in film, television, theatre, and painting over a career spanning six decades.…
Umm Kulthum
in 1967
1 moment here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Willy Brandt
in 1970
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Winston Churchill
in 1958
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1965
1 moment here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1973 to 1975
2 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1984 Kafka exhibition opening at Pompidou Center Jorge Luis Borges
- 1984 Interviews at the Élysée Palace Marguerite Duras
- 1984 Interview with François Mitterrand at home Marguerite Duras
- 1984 Académie française installation Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1984 UNESCO House address Abdus Salam
- 1985 École de Guerre course Idriss Déby
- 1985 State visit to Paris Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1985 Paris state-visit appearance Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1985 Official reappearance in Paris Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1986 Francophone Summit visit Thomas Sankara
- 1986 Trees and forests conference Thomas Sankara
- 1986 Death in Paris Simone de Beauvoir
- 1987 Journey to Paris with José da Silva Cesária Évora
- 1987 Death at her Montmartre house Dalida
- 1988 First album recording in Paris Cesária Évora
- 1988 New Morning concert Astrud Gilberto
- 1989 Performance supporting Tiananmen protesters Teresa Teng
- 1989 UNESCO address in Paris Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1989 Visits Paris centennial events Ronald Reagan
- 1989 French Revolution bicentenary Rajiv Gandhi
- 1991 Wedding ceremony at Hôtel de Crillon Kelly Preston
- 1991 Signing the Paris Peace Accords Norodom Sihanouk