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Adolf Hitler & Nelson Mandela

Did Adolf Hitler and Nelson Mandela live at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Nelson Mandela lived at the same time for 27 years, from 1918 to 1945.[1][2][3][4]

Adolf Hitler · Nelson Mandela · Born in 1889 · Born in 1918

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
1889–1945
Politics & Leadership
Nazi dictator of Germany 1933–1945
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
1918–2013
Politics & Leadership
Anti-apartheid hero, South African President
18892013
Adolf Hitler
Nelson Mandela
Adolf Hitler
Politics & Leadership
Born in Adolf Hitler's birth house
Died in Führerbunker
Nelson Mandela
Politics & Leadership
Born in Mvezo
Died in Houghton Estate

World Events During Their Overlap

1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1929 Wall Street Crash; Great Depression begins
1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
1936 Spanish Civil War begins
1939 World War II begins
1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor; US enters WWII
1944 D-Day: Allied invasion of Normandy
1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; WWII ends
1945 United Nations founded

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Sources

  1. Adolf Hitler — Wikipedia
  2. Adolf Hitler (Q352) — Wikidata
  3. Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
  4. Nelson Mandela (Q8023) — Wikidata