Saudi Arabia in the Space Age

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1975 to 2012. The most recorded lives are Mohamed Morsi, Abdurrahman Wahid and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.

Notable people

1. Abdurrahman Wahid

   in 2001

   1 moment here

   Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…

2. Ahmed Sékou Touré

   in 1984

   1 moment here

   Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

3. Burhanuddin Rabbani

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…

4. Mohamed Morsi

   in 2012

   1 moment here

   Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…

5. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

   in 2009

   1 moment here

   Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…

Moments

1. 1975 Saudi Arabia during exile Burhanuddin Rabbani
2. 1984 Stricken in Saudi Arabia Ahmed Sékou Touré
3. 2001 Hajj-era visit to Saudi Arabia Abdurrahman Wahid
4. 2009 Medical check-up in Saudi Arabia Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
5. 2012 First official foreign visit Mohamed Morsi

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