Ahmad Shamlou vs Cesar Chavez
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Cesar Chavez (1927–1993) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1927 to 1993.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Cesar Chavez (1927–1993)
- — Born near Yuma, Arizona Verified
- — Family became migrant farm workers in California Verified
- — Served in the United States Navy Verified
- — Married Helen Fabela Verified
- — Joined the Community Service Organization Verified
- — Co-founded the National Farm Workers Association Verified
- — Led the Delano grape strike and boycott Verified
- — Undertook a 25-day fast for nonviolence Verified
- — Died in San Luis, Arizona Verified
- — Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified