Timeline of Lomé
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lomé, Togo.
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Prior to 20th century
- 1874 - Lomé founded "by African, British and German traders."[1]
- 1897 - Lomé becomes capital of German colonial Togoland.[2]
20th century
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- 1902 - Catholic Cathedral built.[3]
- 1904 - Wharf constructed.[4]
- 1905
- Aného-Lomé railway[5] and Palace of the Governors built.
- 1907
- 1911 - Atakpamé-Lomé railway built.[1]
- 1914 - Lomé "annexed by the British from the Gold Coast."[1]
- 1920 - Lomé becomes capital of colonial French Togoland.[1]
- 1920s - Boulevard Circulaire laid out.[1]
- 1922 - Political "council of notables" formed.[1]
- 1932
- Municipality established.[6]
- Étoile Filante du Togo football club formed.
- 1933 - January: "Riot by women" against taxes.[2][7]
- 1955
- Lonato building constructed.[8]
- Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé established.[9]
- 1957 - La Vérité Togolaise newspaper begins publication.
- 1958 - Tokoin becomes part of Lome.[1]
- 1960
- 1961 - Dynamic Togolais football club formed.
- 1962 - Togo-Presse government newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1963 - 13 January: 1963 Togolese coup d'état; Sylvanus Olympio assassinated.
- 1965 - Happy Star Concert Band formed.[11]
- 1968 - Stade Général Eyadema (stadium) opens.[citation needed]
- 1969 - Deep-water harbor built.[1]
- 1970 - University of Benin founded.
- 1972 - Population: 170,000.[4]
- 1975
- Togo National Museum opens.
- City hosts signing of the Lomé Convention.[12]
- 1980 - Hotel du 2 Fevrier and West African Development Bank[13] built.
- 1981 - Population: 375,499.[14]
- 1983 - British School established.
- 1985
- 1989
- 1990 - 5 October: Anti-government demonstrations begin.[1][2]
- 1991 - April: Crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.[1]
- 1993 - La Dépêche newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1997
- 1998 - Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (stock exchange) branch established.[12]
- 1999 - July: City hosts signing of the Lomé Peace Accord.[12]
21st century
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- 2000 - Stade de Kégué (stadium) opens.
- 2001 - October: Mayor Amousouvi Akakpo arrested.[16]
- 2005
- March: Funeral of Gnassingbé Eyadéma.[1]
- May: Post-election unrest.[17]
- 2007 - Musée international du Golfe de Guinée (museum) founded.[18]
- 2011 - Population: 1,524,000 (urban agglomeration).[19]
- 2012
- June: Political demonstration.[15][20]
- University of Science and Technology of Togo established.
- 2013 - 11 January: Lomé Grand Market fire.[21]
See also
- History of Lomé (in French)
- History of Togo
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Gervais-Lambony 2011.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
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in French
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External links
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- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Lomé, Togo, various dates