Historical figures in Walvis Bay
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 1487 to 2021. The most recorded lives are Sam Nujoma, Bartolomeu Dias and Edgar Lungu. Across the Space Age and the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Bartolomeu Dias
in 1487
1 moment here
Portuguese navigator and explorer best known for leading the first recorded European voyage around southern Africa.…
Edgar Lungu
in 2015
1 moment here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
Sam Nujoma
from 1946 to 2021
2 moments here
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma was a Namibian anti-colonial activist, founding president of SWAPO, and Namibia’s first president (1990–2005).…
Moments
- 1487 Arrival at Golfo da Conceição Bartolomeu Dias
- 1946 Move to Walvis Bay Sam Nujoma
- 2015 Walvis Bay port inspection Edgar Lungu
- 2021 Meeting athletes in Walvis Bay Sam Nujoma