Ai Weiwei vs Andrei Sakharov
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 32 years, from 1957 to 1989.
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Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified
Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989)
- — Born in Moscow, Soviet Russia Verified
- — Doctorate in physics under Igor Tamm Verified
- — Joined the Soviet thermonuclear weapons program Verified
- — Elected to the Soviet Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Published 'Reflections on Progress, Peaceful Coexistence, and Intellectual Freedom' Verified
- — Married Yelena Bonner Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Exiled to Gorky Verified
- — Released from exile and elected to the Congress of People's Deputies Verified
- — Died in Moscow, Soviet Union Verified