Timeline of Djibouti City
The following is a timeline of the history of Djibouti, Djibouti.
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 2006 – Kempinski Hotel in business.
- 2009 - Population: 475,322.[13]
- 2011 – 2011 Djiboutian protests.
- 2012 – Abdourahman Mohamed Guelleh becomes mayor.[14]
- 2013
- Parliamentary election held, with the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority winning most seats.
- United States military drone base established at airport.
- 2014 – Africa Internet Summit held.[15]
- 2017 - Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway begins operating.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "France: Africa: French Somaliland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Djibouti". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b Petit Futé 2012.
- ^ Dubois 2005.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Africa Internet Summit". 10times. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
Bibliography
[edit]- in English
- Collette Dubois; Frederick C. Gamst (2005). "Djibouti City". In Siegbert Uhlig (ed.). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 183. ISBN 978-3-447-05607-6.
- in French
- Ch. Brossard, ed. (1906). "Côte française des Somali: Villes principales: Djibouti". Colonies françaises. Géographie pittoresque et monumentale de la France (in French). Paris: Flammarion. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005579753. (+ table of contents)
- Colette Dubois (2002). "Cendrillon oubliée par la 'Fée électricité': Djibouti 1906-1977" [Cinderella forgotten by the 'electricity fairy': Djibouti 1906-1977]. Outre-mers (in French). 89 – via Persee.fr.
- "Histoire: Chronologie". Djibouti (in French). Petit Futé. 2012. p. 40+. ISBN 978-2-7469-6435-8.
- Moustapha Nour Ayeh (2015). "La ville de Djibouti entre intégration aux enjeux mondiaux et fragmentation urbaine" [City of Djibouti, between globalization and urban fragmentation]. Territoire en mouvement (in French) (27–28). doi:10.4000/tem.3183 – via Revues.org.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Djibouti (city).
- BBC News (28 April 2011). "Djibouti Profile: Timeline". BBC News.
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