Timeline of Mombasa
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya.
-
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
14th-18th centuries
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.[1]
- 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.[2]
- 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.[2]
- 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.[3]
- 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.[2]
- 1529 - Portuguese in power.[4]
- 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.[2]
- 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.[5]
- 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.[6]
- 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.[7]
- 1631 - Portuguese "expelled."[8][9]
- 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.[7]
- 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.[10]
- 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.[10]
- 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.[7]
- 1734 - Mazrui in power.[7]
19th century
- 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.[7]
- 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;"[7] town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.[4]
- 1895 - Government Press established.[11]
- 1896
- Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.[citation needed]
- National Bank of India branch[12][13] and Mombasa Club established.[14]
- 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate).[6]
- 1899 - Post office built.[15]
20th century
- 1901
- Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) begins operating.[16]
- African Standard newspaper begins publication.[16]
- Jevanjee mosque built.[15]
- 1902 - Court of Kenya established.[17]
- 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.[18]
- 1904 - Africa Hotel in business.[15]
- 1905
- 1907 - Slavery abolished.[20]
- 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
- 1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.[21]
- 1931 - Nyali Bridge built.
- 1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established.
- 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens.[22]
- 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
- 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.[3]
- 1960 - Population: 57,324.[4]
- 1963
- Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.[23]
- Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
- 1973 - 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
- 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
- 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
- 1981
- Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.[18]
- Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.[24]
- 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.[3]
- 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
- 1986 - Marine Park established.
- 1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration).[25]
- 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
- 1999
- Mombasa Republican Council formed.
- Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.
21st century
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).[25]
- 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
- 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.[3]
- 2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration).[25]
- 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.[22]
- 2009
- 2012
- 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
- 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.[28][29]
- 2013
- October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.[28]
- Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University Of Mombasa.
See also
- other cities in Kenya
References
- ↑ Ibn Battuta, "The Journeys of Ibn Battuta
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Further reading
- Published in the 20th century
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Published in the 21st century
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Mombasa, various dates