Adonis vs Hugh Masekela
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Compare the life timelines of Adonis (1930–present) and Hugh Masekela (1939–2018) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1939 to 2018.
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Adonis (1930–present)
- — Born in Al Qassabin, Syria Verified
- — Adopted the pen name Adonis Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy from Damascus University Verified
- — Imprisoned in Syria for membership of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party Verified
- — Moved to Beirut and later took Lebanese citizenship Verified
- — Co-founded the poetry journal Shi'r with Yusuf al-Khal Verified
- — Founded the journal Mawaqif Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at Saint Joseph University in Beirut Verified
- — Settled in Paris Verified
- — Awarded the Goethe Prize of the city of Frankfurt Verified
Hugh Masekela (1939–2018)
- — Born in KwaGuqa, Witbank Verified
- — Took up the trumpet as a schoolboy Verified
- — Joined the Jazz Epistles Verified
- — Left South Africa and went into exile Verified
- — Married Miriam Makeba Verified
- — Grazing in the Grass reached number one in the United States Verified
- — Recorded Bring Him Back Home Verified
- — Returned to South Africa Verified
- — Died in Johannesburg Verified