Timeline of Bangui
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bangui, Central African Republic.
19th century
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- 1889 - French military post established at crossing of Mpoko River and Ubangi River.[1]
- 1891 - French military post relocated to present site of city.[1]
20th century
[edit]- 1904 - 1 July: Bangui becomes administrative seat of French colonial Ubangi-Shari.[1]
- 1906 - 11 December: Bangui becomes administrative seat of French colonial Ubangi-Shari-Chad.[1]
- 1912
- Bangui becomes a commune mixte.[2]
- Jean Marchessou becomes mayor.(fr)
- 1916 - Population: 4,003.[2]
- 1920 - Hôtel du Gouverneur built.[3]
- 1932 - Population: 16,903.[2]
- 1935 - Chamber of Commerce established.[2]
- 1937 - Cathédrale Notre-Dame built.
- 1945 - Olympic Real de Bangui (football club) formed.
- 1947 - City Hall[4] and Ngaragba Central Prison built.
- 1955
- Bangui becomes a commune de plein exercice.[2]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui established.[5]
- 1956
- Municipal election held; Barthélemy Boganda elected mayor.[2]
- Population: 72,000.[2]
- 1958
- Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine headquartered in city.[6]
- General hospital active.[citation needed]
- 1960 - City becomes part of independent Central African Republic.
- 1963 - Bangui designated headquarters of the Organisation of African Unity.
- 1964
- Bangui becomes a commune autonome.[2]
- Population: 111,266.[7]
- 1966 - Boganda National Museum opens.
- 1967 - Bangui M'Poko Airport begins operating.
- 1969 - University of Bangui founded.
- 1971
- 1977 - 4 December: Coronation of Bokassa I.
- 1979
- April: Student protest; crackdown.[9]
- September: Operation Caban.
- 1981 - March: Post-election unrest.[citation needed]
- 1984 - Population: 473,817 (estimate).[10]
- 1986 - E le Songo newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1987 - DFC 8ème Arrondissement (football club) formed.
- 1990 - National Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunications headquartered in city.[6]
- 1996 - May: Military mutiny occurs in Bangui.[11]
- 2000
- Radio Ndeke Luka begins broadcasting from Bangui.
- Cécile Guéret becomes mayor.[2]
21st century
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- 2003
- 15 March: Bozizé stages governmental coup in Bangui.[11]
- Bozizé replaces Guéret with Jean-Barkès Gombé-Ketté.
- Population: 531,000.[1]
- 2005 - August: Flood.[11]
- 2006 - Barthélemy Boganda Stadium opens.[2]
- 2009 - March: "French troops reportedly deploy in Bangui after rebels infiltrate the capital."[11]
- 2010 - 15 January: Solar eclipse.
- 2012 - Population: 750,000.[12]
- 2013
- 23 March: "Séléka rebels overrun the capital and seize power" during the Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present).[11]
- March–December: Violent unrest; many killed.[13]
- Residents flee city; refugee camps develop around airport and elsewhere.[14]
- June: Catherine Samba-Panza appointed mayor.[2]
- 2014
- February: Hyacinthe Wodobodé becomes mayor.[15]
- May: European Union Force RCA "troops take charge of security at the airport in Bangui."[11]
- 28 May: Church of Fatima attacked.[16]
- 2015
- 2016
- May: Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo becomes mayor.
- October: Anti-UN protest; crackdown.[17]
- December: Refugee camp at airport dismantled.[14]
- 2018 - 1 May: Attack occurs at Notre Dame de Fatima church.[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Young 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Richard Bradshaw; Juan Fandos-Rius (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7992-8.
- ^ Bangui 2013.
- ^ Fraternité Boganda 2011.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Central African Republic". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Central African Republic: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1857431834.
- ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1980. New York. pp. 225–252.
- ^ "Nightmares From Bokassa's Empire", Washington Post, 1 October 1979
- ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2000. United Nations Statistics Division.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Central African Republic Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Bangui, Central African Republic". BlackPast.org. US. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Violence in Central African Republic Killed Over 600 in a Week, U.N. Says", New York Times, 13 December 2013
- ^ a b "'Now we're back it's even worse': the Bangui residents who preferred a refugee camp to their home city". Guardian. Cities. UK. 5 July 2017.
- ^ "En Centrafrique, Hyacinthe Wodobodé, une nouvelle maire pour Bangui", Radio France Internationale (in French), 8 February 2014
- ^ At least 17 killed and 27 missing after attack on Bangui church sheltering the displaced, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 30 May 2014
- ^ "Central African Republic: Four dead in UN Bangui shooting", BBC News, 24 October 2016
- ^ Death toll from Central African church attack reaches 26, Reuters, 3 May 2018
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
[edit]- in English
- Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Bangui, Central African Republic". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415234795.
- Eric Young (2010). "Bangui, Central African Republic". In Kwame Anthony Appiah; Henry Louis Gates (eds.). Encyclopedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 153+. ISBN 9780195337709.
- in French
- Albert Veistroffer (1933). Les origines de ses trois points les plus importants: Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville, Bangui (in French). Paris: Mercure Universel.
- Adrien-Rongier Marie-France (1981). "Les kodro de Bangui: un espace urbain 'oublié'". Cahiers d'Études africaines (in French). 21 (81): 93–110. doi:10.3406/cea.1981.2303 – via Persee.fr.
- François Villien (1985). "Habitat et habitations dans les quartiers populaires de Bangui". Cahiers d'Outre-Mer (in French). 38 – via Persee.fr.
- Jean Cantournet (1986). "Note sur les origines et la fondation de Bangui". Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer (in French). 73 (272): 347–357. doi:10.3406/outre.1986.2550 – via Persee.fr.
- François Villien (1988). "L'agriculture dans la ville: l'exemple de Bangui". Cahiers d'Outre-Mer (in French). 41 – via Persee.fr.
- Yves Boulvert (1989). Bangui 1889-1989: Points de vue et témoignages (in French).
- F. Villien; et al. (1990), Bangui, capitale d'un pays enclavé d'Afrique centrale: étude historique et géographique (in French), Université Bordeaux, ISBN 978-2905081155
- Cyriaque-Rufin Nguimalet; et al. (2005). "Gestion de la qualité de l'eau, conflits et risques dans la ville de Bangui (République centrafricaine)". Géocarrefour (in French). 80/4 (4): 325–334. doi:10.4000/geocarrefour.1295 – via Revues.org.
- Fraternité Boganda (2011). "Genese de la ville de Bangui" (PDF). Conférences Semaine centrafricaine (in French). Toulouse – via Journaldebangui.com (Paris, OCLC 889849592).[permanent dead link]
- Thierry Bangui (2013). "L'architecture coloniale du centre-ville de Bangui (Rép. Centrafricaine)". Cahiers d'Outre-Mer (in French). 66 (261): 105–122. doi:10.4000/com.6794 – via Revues.org.
External links
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- "(Bangui)" – via Digital Public Library of America. (Images, etc.)
- "(Bangui)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany: Frankfurt University Library. (Bibliography)
- "(Bangui)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre. (Bibliography)
- "(Bangui)". AfricaBib.org. (Bibliography)
Images
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Refugees at Bangui Airport, January 2014
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