Historical figures in 2005
The atlas holds 58 people and 100 moments here, in 2005. The most recorded lives are Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Khaleda Zia and Kofi Annan. Among them Performers, Business Leaders and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Jacques Chirac
in 2005
2 moments here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jiang Zemin
in 2005
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
José Eduardo dos Santos
in 2005
1 moment here
Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…
José Mujica
in 2005
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Khaleda Zia
in 2005
5 moments here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Kofi Annan
in 2005
4 moments here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Luísa Diogo
in 2005
1 moment here
Mozambican economist and FRELIMO politician who served as Minister of Planning and Finance and as Mozambique’s first female prime minister, from 2004…
Manmohan Singh
in 2005
3 moments here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mathieu Kérékou
in 2005
1 moment here
Beninese military officer and politician who led Dahomey/Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.…
Mercedes Sosa
in 2005
3 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Michael Jackson
in 2005
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Milton Obote
in 2005
1 moment here
Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1966 and as president from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2005
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Mwai Kibaki
in 2005
2 moments here
Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2005
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Néstor Kirchner
in 2005
2 moments here
Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Osama bin Laden
in 2005
1 moment here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Oscar Niemeyer
in 2005
1 moment here
Brazilian modernist architect whose career ranged from early work in Rio de Janeiro and New York to Brasília, Paris exile, and later international…
Paul Walker
in 2005
1 moment here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Pervez Musharraf
in 2005
1 moment here
Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
Pierre Nkurunziza
in 2005
2 moments here
Burundian educator, CNDD–FDD rebel leader, and president of Burundi from 2005 until his death in 2020.…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 2005
3 moments here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Pope John Paul II
in 2005
1 moment here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Pranab Mukherjee
in 2005
2 moments here
Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…
Moments
- 2005 Stanford commencement address Steve Jobs
- 2005 WWDC Intel transition keynote Steve Jobs
- 2005 Meeting President Chirac at the Élysée Ariel Sharon
- 2005 Death in Paris Claude Simon
- 2005 Indian Ocean Commission summit Jacques Chirac
- 2005 State visit to Tokyo Khaleda Zia
- 2005 African Union summit in Sirte Kofi Annan
- 2005 India–United States talks Manmohan Singh
- 2005 Disengagement headquarters visit Ariel Sharon
- 2005 Talks in Beijing with Wen Jiabao Khaleda Zia
- 2005 Visit to Kabul Manmohan Singh
- 2005 Move into Abbottabad compound Osama bin Laden
- 2005 Presidential inauguration Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2005 World Youth Day visit Pope Benedict XVI
- 2005 Meeting the Dalai Lama Tina Turner
- 2005 United Nations financing-for-development meeting Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 2005 Tokyo passport and election announcement Alberto Fujimori
- 2005 Opening speech at International Literature Festival Berlin Carlos Fuentes
- 2005 Labour Party Conference speech Luísa Diogo
- 2005 Comeback concert at Casa Rosada Mercedes Sosa
- 2005 United Nations General Assembly address Mwai Kibaki
- 2005 Into the Blue premiere Paul Walker
- 2005 United Nations Headquarters press conference Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2005 Umrah pilgrimage at Mecca Khaleda Zia
- 2005 Umrah pilgrimage at Medina Khaleda Zia
- 2005 Death at Morningside Medi-Clinic Milton Obote
- 2005 INDRA anti-terror exercises Pranab Mukherjee
- 2005 Death in Detroit Rosa Parks
- 2005 Al-Dujail trial begins Saddam Hussein
- 2005 Oval Office meeting Silvio Berlusconi
- 2005 Arrival at Santiago airport Alberto Fujimori
- 2005 Detention at School of Investigations Alberto Fujimori
- 2005 State visit to Luxembourg Amadou Toumani Touré
- 2005 Addressed Karnataka legislature A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony Aretha Franklin
- 2005 Rabin memorial address in Jerusalem Ariel Sharon
- 2005 Address to the Scottish Parliament Bingu wa Mutharika
- 2005 Meeting Jacques Chirac Mathieu Kérékou
- 2005 Argentina-Brazil Friendship Day meeting Néstor Kirchner
- 2005 Fourth Summit of the Americas Néstor Kirchner
- 2005 Meeting with George W. Bush in Gyeongju Roh Moo-hyun
- 2005 Perdana Global Peace Forum dinner Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 2005 Bamako conference with Chirac Amadou Toumani Touré
- 2005 Retirement announcement at BJP rally Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2005 India–Russia summit Manmohan Singh
- 2005 Homecoming concert at Plaza Independencia Mercedes Sosa
- 2005 Return-tour concert at Cabaret Faena Mercedes Sosa
- 2005 Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm Robin Warren
- 2005 Feeding Casper at Australia Zoo Steve Irwin
- 2005 Kennedy Center Honors Tina Turner