Timeline of Djibouti City
The following is a timeline of the history of Djibouti City, Djibouti.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1888 – Port established.[1]
- 1892 – Capital of French Somaliland relocated to Djibouti from Obock.[2]
- 1897 – Ethiopia relies on the Port of Djibouti as its official maritime outlet.[2]
20th century
- 1903 – Dire Dawa-Djibouti railway begins operating.[3]
- 1906 – Hamoudi Mosque built.
- 1914 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Djibouti established.[4]
- 1917
- Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway begins operating.[2]
- Population: 13,608.[1]
- 1940 – Population: 26,987.
- 1948 – Djiboutian franc (currency) introduced.[5]
- 1949 – Free port established.[6]
- 1950 – Civil Ambouli aerodrome opens near city.[7]
- 1954 – Electric power plant built.[7]
- 1963 - Population: 41,217.[8]
- 1964 – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti consecrated.
- 1967
- Radiodiffusion Télévision de Djibouti begins broadcasting.[7]
- City becomes capital of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
- 1970 - Population: 62,000 (estimate).[9]
- 1977
- 8 May: Afars and Issas independence referendum, 1977.[5]
- City becomes capital of the Republic of Djibouti.
- Population: 110,248.
- Central Bank of Djibouti established.[10]
- 1981 – Grand Bara road opens.[10]
- 1986 – Tadjoura-Djibouti road opens.[10]
- 1987 – Balbala becomes part of city.
- 1993 – Stade du Ville opens.
- 1995 – Population: 383,000.[11]
- 1997 – Corrugated Iron Mosque built.[12]
- 1999 – Djibouti Telecom headquartered in city.[10]
21st century
- 2006 – Kempinski Hotel in business.
- 2011 – 2011 Djiboutian protests.
- 2012 – Abdourahman Mohamed Guelleh becomes mayor.[13]
- 2013 – Parliamentary election held, with the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority winning most seats.
- 2014 – Africa Internet Summit held.[14]
- 2017 - Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway begins operating.
See also
References
- ^ a b "France: Africa: French Somaliland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Djibouti", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 518, OL 6112221M
- ^ K. Shillington, ed. (2005). "Djibouti". Encyclopedia of African History. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-57958-245-6.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Djibouti". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Histoire: Chronologie". Djibouti (in French). Petit Futé. 2012. ISBN 2-7469-6435-X.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Collette Dubois and Frederick C. Gamst (2005). "Djibouti City". In Siegbert Uhlig (ed.). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05607-6.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Daoud A. Alwan; Yohanis Mibrathu (2000). Historical Dictionary of Djibouti. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3873-4.
- ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d "Djibouti". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2012. United Nations Statistics Division.
- ^ "(Djibouti)". Archnet. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Rolf Hofmeier (2013). "Djibouti". In Andreas Mehler; et al. (eds.). Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2012. Vol. 9. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 309–314. ISBN 978-90-04-25600-2.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Africa Internet Summit". 10times. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
External links
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- BBC News. "Djibouti Profile: Timeline".