Timeline of Dakar
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dakar, Senegal.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1857
- 1863 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia established.[2]
- 1872 - Town becomes part of the commune of Gorée.[3]
- 1885 - Rue Blanchot mosque built (approximate date).[4]
- 1887
- 1888 - Dakar–Saint-Louis railway begins operating.[5]
- 1891 - Population: 8,737.[3]
20th century
- 1902 - Dakar becomes capital of French West Africa.[6][7]
- 1903 - fr created.[8]
- 1904 - Population: 18,447.[5]
- 1905 - Brest-Dakar telegraph in operation.[5]
- 1907
- Government Palace built.
- L'A.O.F. newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1908 - Harbor constructed.[5]
- 1913
- Democratie du Senegal newspaper begins publication.[9]
- National Archives of Senegal formed.[10]
- 1914
- 1918 - French West Africa School of Medicine established.[12]
- 1920 - Blaise Diagne becomes mayor.[3]
- 1921 - Population: 32,440.[3]
- 1924 - Dakar–Niger Railway begins operating.
- 1926 - Population: 33,679.[3]
- 1929
- 1933
- Paris-Dakar newspaper begins publication.
- Foyer France Sénégal football club formed.
- 1934 - Armand-Pierre Angrand becomes mayor.
- 1936 - Catholic fr built.[13]
- 1938 - Institut Français d’Afrique Noire[14] and museum founded.
- 1940 - Battle of Dakar.
- 1940s - fr photo studio in business.[15]
- 1944 - Thiaroye Massacre.
- 1950 - Cours Sainte Marie de Hann founded.[citation needed]
- 1957 - University of Dakar established.
- 1959
- City becomes capital of Mali Federation.
- French Cultural Centre created.
- 1960 - fr movement active.[16]
- 1961 - fr newspaper begins publication.
- 1962 - House of Slaves (Gorée) museum opens.
- 1963 - December: Political demonstration; crackdown.[6]
- 1964 - Dakar Grand Mosque built.
- 1966
- Daniel Sorano Theatre opens (approximate date).[17]
- Amity Stadium opens (approximate date).[17]
- World Festival of Black Arts held.[18][19]
- 1970
- 1972 - Enda Third World and Centre Culturel Régional Blaise Senghor[21] established.
- 1973 - Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa headquartered in Dakar.
- 1974 - Laboratoire Agit'Art (art group) formed.[16]
- 1975 - Association Nationale des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes Senegalais headquartered in city.[14]
- 1978 - Dakar Rally motor vehicle race begins.
- 1984
- Mamadou Diop becomes mayor.
- WalFadjri newspaper begins publication.[citation needed]
- 1989
- 1990
- Dakar Biennale begins.
- Public library established.[14]
- Population: 1,405,000 (urban agglomeration).[23]
- 1993 - Sud Quotidien begins publication.
- 1994
- Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum opens.[14]
- Kermel market burns down.
- 1995 - Population: 1,688,000 (urban agglomeration).[23]
- 1996
- Municipal administration divided into 19 communes d'arrondissement.
- City becomes part of Dakar Department, Dakar Region.
- Musée des Forces Armées Senegalaise established.[14]
- 1997
- 1998 - Doole community exchange system established.[25]
- 1999 - fr begins.
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 2,029,000 (urban agglomeration).[23]
- 2001 - Student protests.[26]
- 2002 - Pape Diop becomes mayor.
- 2003
- Le Quotidien newspaper begins publication.
- West Africa Democracy Radio begins broadcasting.
- 2005 - Population: 2,434,000 (urban agglomeration),[23] 1,030,594 (city).
- 2006 - City hosts African Swimming Championships.
- 2007 - June: Economic protest.[27]
- 2008 - Raw Material Company (art space) founded.[28]
- 2009
- City website online (approximate date).[29][chronology citation needed]
- fr becomes mayor.[citation needed]
- 2010 - African Renaissance Monument dedicated.[30]
- 2011
- 2013 - June: U.S. President Obama visits city.[34]
- 2014 - fr installed.
See also
References
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Further reading
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- M. Diouf. (1999). "Urban youth and Senegalese politics: Dakar 1988-1994", In J. Holston, ed., Cities and Citizenship. Durham, NC: Duke University Press
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External links
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