Timeline of Luanda
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Luanda, Angola.
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16th-18th centuries
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- 1530s - "Portuguese establish a slave-trading station."[1]
- 1575 - Church built on Ilha de Luanda.[citation needed]
- 1576
- São Paulo da Assumpção de Loanda founded by Portuguese Paulo Dias de Novais.[2]
- Fortress of São Miguel built.
- 1605 - Settlement recognized as a city.[2]
- 1618 - Fortaleza São Pedro da Barra built.[citation needed]
- 1623 - Jesuit college founded.[3]
- 1634 - Fortress of São Miguel rebuilt.[citation needed]
- 1641 - Capture of Luanda by Dutch.[4]
- 1679 - Cathedral of Luanda built.
- 1684 - Bishop's seat relocated to Luanda from São Salvador.
- 1764 - Arquivo Historico de Angola organized.[5]
- 1766 - Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo rebuilt.[citation needed]
- 1769 - Aula de Geometria e Fortificacao (educational institution) founded.[2]
- 1781 - Population: 9,755.[6]
- 1796 - Population: 7,204.[6]
19th century
- 1816 - Population: 4,689.[6]
- 1836 - Slave trade declared illegal.[7]
- 1844
- 1850 - Population: 12,565.[7]
- 1865 - Banco Nacional Ultramarino branch opens.[8]
- 1873 - Biblioteca Municipal established.[9]
- 1881 - O Echo de Angola begins publication.[10]
- 1889 - Luanda Railway and aqueduct begin operating.
- 1896 - Palácio de Ferro (iron palace) assembled.[11]
20th century
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- 1908 - Voz de Angola newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1910 - Population: 15,000 (approximate).[13]
- 1913 - Angolan League founded in Luanda.[4]
- 1923 - A Provincia de Angola newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1930 - Diario de Luanda newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1940
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda established.[14]
- Population: 61,208.
- 1942 - Liceu Salvador Correia de Sa (school) built.[15]
- 1951 - Mensagem literary magazine begins publication.[16]
- 1954 - General Craveiro Lopes Airport inaugurated.[17]
- 1956
- Museu Nacional de História Natural (natural history museum) built.[18]
- People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola headquartered in Luanda.
- 1958 - Petroleum refinery built by Fina Petroleos de Angola.[19]
- 1962 - Estudos Gerais Universitários de Angola founded.
- 1964 - Cinema Império (cinema) built.[17]
- 1969 - National Library of Angola founded.[9]
- 1970 - Population: 480,613.[20]
- 1975
- June: Angolan Civil War begins.[20]
- 11 November: City becomes part of independent Republic of Angola.[21]
- União dos Escritores Angolano (writer's union) established.[22]
- Televisao Publica de Angola headquartered in city.[20]
- 1976
- Museu Nacional de Antropologia (anthropology museum) and Grupo Desportivo Interclube football club founded.
- National Bank of Angola headquartered in city.[8]
- 1978 - Angola Red Cross and Cinemateca Nacional de Angola headquartered in city.[23]
- 1979
- University of Angola established.
- 17 September: Funeral of Agostinho Neto.[24]
- 1980 - Empresa de Electricidade de Luanda (electricity company),[25] Atlético Petróleos de Luanda football club, and National Centre for Historical Documentation and Research established.[22]
- 1988 - Elinga Theater established.[26]
- 1991 - October: UNITA headquarters relocated to Luanda from Jamba.[20]
- 1992
- Luanda Antena Comercial (radio) begins broadcasting.[27]
- 30 October-1 November: Three Day War.[4]
- 1993 - Population: 1,822,407 (urban agglomeration).[28]
- 1997
- Jornal do Rangel newspaper begins publication.[29]
- National Museum of Slavery founded.
- 1999
- Catholic University of Angola and Cha de Caxinde publishing firm founded.[29]
- January: UNITA-R congress held in city.[20]
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 2,591,000 (urban agglomeration).[30]
- 2001 - Boa Vista shantytown residents evicted.[29]
- 2003 - Estádio Joaquim Dinis built.
- 2005 - Population: 3,533,000 (urban agglomeration).[30]
- 2006 - African Diamond Producers Association headquartered in city.[29]
- 2007
- 2008 - Construction of Angola International Airport begins.
- 2009
- Estádio 11 de Novembro opens.
- Luanda International Jazz Festival begins.
- March: Catholic pope visits city; stampede at Estádio dos Coqueiros.[33][34]
- Francisca Espírito Santo becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 2010
- Luanda Railway resumes operating.
- Edificio Zimbo Tower built.
- 2011
- Intercontinental Hotel built.
- Jose Maria dos Santos becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).[citation needed]
- Population: 5,068,000.[35]
- 2012
- 2013 - 1 January: Stampede at Estádio da Cidadela.
- 2014 - Graciano Francisco Domingos becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).[citation needed]
See also
- History of Luanda
- History of Luanda (in Portuguese)
- List of newspapers in Luanda
References
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This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.
Further reading
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