Historical figures in 2011
The atlas holds 58 people and 105 moments here, in 2011. The most recorded lives are Sebastián Piñera, Elizabeth II and José Mujica. Among them Performers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Islam Karimov
in 2011
1 moment here
Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…
Jerry Rawlings
in 2011
2 moments 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…
Jiang Zemin
in 2011
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,…
John Atta Mills
in 2011
1 moment here
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…
John McCain
in 2011
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
José Eduardo dos Santos
in 2011
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 2011
6 moments here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Kofi Annan
in 2011
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Li Keqiang
in 2011
2 moments here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Manmohan Singh
in 2011
2 moments here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mario Vargas Llosa
in 2011
1 moment here
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…
Maya Angelou
in 2011
1 moment here
American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…
Mohamed Morsi
in 2011
1 moment here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Morgan Tsvangirai
in 2011
1 moment here
Zimbabwean trade unionist and opposition politician who led the Movement for Democratic Change and served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2011
4 moments 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 2011
1 moment here
Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…
Nadine Gordimer
in 2011
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2011
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Nelson Mandela
in 2011
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2011
1 moment here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 2011
1 moment here
Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Osama bin Laden
in 2011
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…
Paul Walker
in 2011
2 moments here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Pervez Musharraf
in 2011
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.…
Moments
- 2011 Appointed Al Wasl manager Diego Maradona
- 2011 Apple Campus presentation to City Council Steve Jobs
- 2011 Final WWDC keynote Steve Jobs
- 2011 Riverside Museum press conference Zaha Hadid
- 2011 Death at Camden residence Amy Winehouse
- 2011 Final public appearance Amy Winehouse
- 2011 Cancer treatment in Havana Hugo Chávez
- 2011 Earthquake-recovery support event Ichirou Mizuki
- 2011 Humanitarian mission to Mogadishu Jerry Rawlings
- 2011 Visit to Kunar Province John McCain
- 2011 Celebrates birthday in Qunu Nelson Mandela
- 2011 Hop Farm Festival headlining show Prince
- 2011 Humala inauguration Sebastián Piñera
- 2011 Peace-process meeting in Tokyo Benigno Aquino III
- 2011 State visit to China Benigno Aquino III
- 2011 Formentor Literature Prize ceremony Carlos Fuentes
- 2011 Locarno Film Festival appearance Claudia Cardinale
- 2011 Symphonica Tour premiere George Michael
- 2011 Order of Judicial Merit ceremony Hebe Camargo
- 2011 Opening of criminal trial Hosni Mubarak
- 2011 Animelo Summer Live guest appearance Ichirou Mizuki
- 2011 Official visit to Hong Kong Li Keqiang
- 2011 Retreat to Sirte Muammar Gaddafi
- 2011 Working visit to Washington Benigno Aquino III
- 2011 Assassination at Kabul home Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 2011 Islamic Awakening conference Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 2011 Arrival in Paris before retirement Cesária Évora
- 2011 State visit to Berlin Pope Benedict XVI
- 2011 66th UN General Assembly Sebastián Piñera
- 2011 Death during treatment Wangarĩ Maathai
- 2011 Attended Perth CHOGM Elizabeth II
- 2011 Meeting Hillary Clinton in Tashkent Islam Karimov
- 2011 Xinhai Revolution centenary appearance Jiang Zemin
- 2011 Receiving Dilma Rousseff José Eduardo dos Santos
- 2011 European Union meetings José Mujica
- 2011 Meetings in Stockholm José Mujica
- 2011 Trade and investment visit José Mujica
- 2011 Capture and death near Sirte Muammar Gaddafi
- 2011 Death confirmed in Misrata Muammar Gaddafi
- 2011 Talks with Hu Jintao Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2011 Final public appearance in Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
- 2011 Death at Palo Alto home Steve Jobs
- 2011 Visited Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 2011 Climate-justice rally at COP17 Desmond Tutu
- 2011 Pneumonia and coma in Vienna George Michael
- 2011 Mexico–Uruguay cooperation plan José Mujica
- 2011 Housing-policy visit to Hebei Li Keqiang
- 2011 SAARC summit and official visit Manmohan Singh
- 2011 APEC Summit in Honolulu Sebastián Piñera
- 2011 Resignation as prime minister Silvio Berlusconi