Timeline of Abidjan
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1898 - Village of Abidjan founded.[1]
20th century
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- 1903 - Abidjan becomes a town.[1]
- 1910 - Dimbokro-Abidjan railway constructed.[2]
- 1920 - Population: 1,000.
- 1927 - Port-Bouët wharf commissioned.[2]
- 1934
- French administrative capital relocated to Abidjan from Bingerville.[1][3]
- Bobo-Dioulasso-Abidjan railway constructed.[2]
- 1938 - Theatre Indigene formed.[4]
- 1942 - Museum established.[5]
- 1945 - City council election held.[citation needed]
- 1946 - Population: 48,000.
- 1948 - ASEC Mimosas football club formed.
- 1950 - Vridi Canal opens.[1][2]
- 1951 - fr in operation.
- 1952
- Bibliothèque municipale established.[6]
- Stade Andre Geo opens.[citation needed]
- 1953 - Banco National Park and Stella Club d'Adjamé (football club) established.
- 1954 - Abidjan Matin newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1955
- Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan established.[8]
- Population: 127,585.[2]
- 1956
- Municipality established.
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny becomes mayor.[9]
- City Hall built.[10]
- 1958
- 1st bridge completed connecting the mainland to Petit-Bassam Island.[1]
- 1960
- City becomes capital of independent Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Antoine Konan Kanga becomes mayor.[9]
- Abidjan Transport Company founded.
- 1961 - Centre d'Edition et de Diffusion Africaines established.[11]
- 1962
- Presidential palace inaugurated.
- Institut Africain pour le Développement économique et Social headquartered in Abidjan.[12]
- Centre Culturel Français active.[6]
- 1964 - fr newspaper begins publication.
- 1965
- African Development Bank headquartered in Abidjan.[13]
- Nour-al-Hayat Mall built.[10]
- 1967
- 1968 - National Library of Ivory Coast established.[6]
- 1969 - Ivoire InterContinental Abidjan Hotel built.
- 1971 - Abidjan Institute of Criminology established (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1972 - International Community School of Abidjan founded.[14]
- 1974 - Abidjan Stock Exchange established.
- 1975 - Population: 951,216.[2]
- 1976 - Ivorian Society of Bank building and Department of Finances building constructed.[10]
- 1978
- Palais des Sports de Treichville established.
- Population: 1,269,071.[2]
- 1980
- 1983 - Political capital of Ivory Coast relocated from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro.[3]
- 1984
- March: 1984 African Cup of Nations held.
- Cité Administrative Tour C, D and E built.
- 1985
- St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan built.
- Ernest N’Koumo Mobio becomes mayor.[9]
- Population: 1,716,000 (urban agglomeration).[16]
- 1986 - Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.[17]
- 1988
- 1990
- Demonstration against Houphouët-Boigny national regime.[citation needed]
- Population: 2,102,000 (urban agglomeration).[16]
- 1992 - African Publishers Network headquartered in city.[19]
- 1993 - Marche des Arts et du Spectacle Africains (festival) begins.[20][21]
- 1995
- fr concessioned.[22][23]
- Population: 2,535,000 (urban agglomeration).[16]
- 1996
- Université d'Abobo-Adjamé founded.
- Inades-Formation Côte d'Ivoire relocated to Abidjan.[24]
- 1998 - Population: 2,877,948.[25]
21st century
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- 2000
- 2001 - August: City administration decentralized into 13 communes: Abobo, Adjamé, Anyama, Attécoubé, Bingerville, Cocody, Koumassi, Marcory, Plateau, Port-Bouët, Songon, Treichville, Yopougon.[27]
- 2002
- September: First Ivorian Civil War begins.[28]
- Pierre Djédji Amondji becomes Abidjan district governor.[9]
- 2003 - December: "Attack on state TV building."[28]
- 2004
- 2005 - Population: 3,564,000 (urban agglomeration).[30]
- 2007 - Ivory Coast National Film Festial begins.
- 2009
- 29 March: 2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
- Unite de Police Anti-Pollution active.[31]
- University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast established.
- 2010
- November: Pre-election unrest.[32]
- December: Political protest.[33]
- City website online (approximate date).[34][chronology citation needed]
- Population: 4,151,000 (urban agglomeration).[16]
- 2011
- February: Protest in Abobo against Gbagbo regime.[35]
- March: Second Ivorian Civil War begins.[33]
- April: "French army take over Abidjan's airport."[33]
- May: Robert Beugré Mambé becomes Abidjan district governor.[27]
- 2012
- 2013
- 1 January: 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
- InnovAfrica meets in Abidjan.[39]
See also
References
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and the German Wikipedia.
Further reading
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External links
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Images
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De Gaulle Bridge, built 1967 (photo 2009)
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St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan, built 1980 (photo 2009)
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Abidjan, 2010
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Liberté traffic circle, Adjamé, Abidjan, in 2010
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Abidjan, 2014
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