Timeline of Mombasa

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya.

14th-18th centuries

1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.^[1]
1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.^[2]
1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.^[2]
1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.^[3]
1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.^[2]
1529 - Portuguese in power.^[4]

1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.^[2]
1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.^[5]
1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.^[6]
1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.^[7]
1631 - Portuguese "expelled."^[8]^[9]
1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.^[7]
1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.^[10]
1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.^[10]
1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.^[7]
1734 - Mazrui in power.^[7]

19th century

1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.^[7]
1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;"^[7] town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.^[4]
1895 - Government Press established.^[11]
1896
- Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.^{[citation needed]}
- National Bank of India branch^[12]^[13] and Mombasa Club established.^[14]
1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate).^[6]
1899 - Post office built.^[15]

20th century

1901
- Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) begins operating.^[16]
- African Standard newspaper begins publication.^[16]
- Jevanjee mosque built.^[15]
1902 - Court of Kenya established.^[17]
1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.^[18]
1904 - Africa Hotel in business.^[15]
1905
- Mombasa Cathedral opens.^[19]
- Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi.^[17]
1907 - Slavery abolished.^[20]
1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.^[21]
1931 - Nyali Bridge built.
1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established.
1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens.^[22]
1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.^[3]
1960 - Population: 57,324.^[4]
1963
- Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.^[23]
- Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
1973 - 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
1981
- Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.^[18]
- Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.^[24]
1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.^[3]
1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
1986 - Marine Park established.
1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration).^[25]
1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
1999
- Mombasa Republican Council formed.
- Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.

21st century

2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).^[25]
2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.^[3]
2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration).^[25]
2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.^[22]
2009
- Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor.^[26]
- Population: 523,183.^[27]
2012
- 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
- 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.^[28]^[29]
2013
- October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.^[28]
- Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University Of Mombasa.

References

^ Ibn Battuta, "The Journeys of Ibn Battuta
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sue Montgomery (1996), "Mombasa", in Trudy Ring (ed.), Middle East and Africa, International Dictionary of Historic Places, Routledge, pp. 512–516, ISBN 9781884964039
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ArchNet.org. "Mombasa". Massachusetts, USA: MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Webster's Geographical Dictionary, USA: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, OL 5812502M
^ Marc J. Swartz (1979). "Religious Courts, Community, and Ethnicity among the Swahili of Mombasa: An Historical Study of Social Boundaries". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 49. JSTOR 1159503.
^ ^a ^b Algernon F.R. de Horsey (1897), "(Mombasa)", Africa Pilot (6th ed.), London: Great Britain. Admiralty {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mombasa". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. ISBN 9004153888.
^ Jedidiah Morse; Richard C. Morse (1823), "Mombaca", A New Universal Gazetteer (4th ed.), New Haven: S. Converse {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville, ed. (1980), The Mombasa rising against the Portuguese, 1631, London: Published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press, ISBN 0197259928
^ ^a ^b Mano Sassoon (1982). "Sinking of the Santo Antonio de Tanna in Mombasa Harbour". Paideuma. 28: 101–108. JSTOR 41409877.
^ "Government Press". Nairobi: Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^ Andrew K. Mullei and Joshua M. Ng'elu (1990). "Evolution, Structure and Performance of Kenya's Financial System". Savings and Development. 14. JSTOR 25830234.
^ Robert M. Maxon (1992). "Colonial Financial System". In William Robert Ochieng and Robert M. Maxon (ed.). Economic History of Kenya. East African Publishers. p. 249+. ISBN 996646963X. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ P.J.L. Frankl (2001). "The Early Years of the Mombasa Club: A Home Away from Home for European-Christians". History in Africa. 28.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brian Hoyle (2001). "Urban renewal in East African port cities: Mombasa's Old Town waterfront". GeoJournal. 53. JSTOR 41147599.
^ ^a ^b R.T. Ogonda (1992). "Transport and Communications in the Colonial Economy". In William Robert Ochieng and Robert M. Maxon (ed.). Economic History of Kenya. East African Publishers. p. 129+. ISBN 996646963X. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Savita Nair (2008), "Shops and Stations: Rethinking Power and Privilege in British/Indian East Africa", in John C. Hawley (ed.), India in Africa, Africa in India, Indiana University Press, ISBN 9780253351210
^ ^a ^b Irene Muthoni Kibandi; et al. (2010), "Kenya: Libraries, Museums and Archives", in Marcia J. Bates (ed.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127
^ P.J.L. Frankl (2008). "Mombasa Cathedral and the CMS Compound: The Years of the East Africa Protectorate". History in Africa. 35. JSTOR 25483723.
^ Margaret Strobel (1975). "Women's Wedding Celebrations in Mombasa, Kenya". African Studies Review. 18. JSTOR 523720.
^ "Mombasa (Kenya) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "History". Technical University of Mombasa. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^ Richard Stren (1970). "Factional Politics and Central Control in Mombasa, 1960-1969". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 4. JSTOR 483741.
^ "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved December 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "The State of African Cities 2010: Governance, Inequalities and Urban Land Markets". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 2010.
^ "Mayor faces tough battle in poll". Daily Nation. 12 June 2011.
^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Kenya Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved September 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Kenya: Murder of Muslim Cleric in Mombasa Sparks Riots". Global Voices. 6 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

Media related to Mombasa at Wikimedia Commons

"(Articles related to Mombasa)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre.
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Mombasa, various dates

[1] Ibn Battuta, "The Journeys of Ibn Battuta

[montgomery1996-2] Sue Montgomery (1996), "Mombasa", in Trudy Ring (ed.), Middle East and Africa, International Dictionary of Historic Places, Routledge, pp. 512–516, ISBN 9781884964039

[archnet-3] ArchNet.org. "Mombasa". Massachusetts, USA: MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[webster1960-4] Webster's Geographical Dictionary, USA: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, OL 5812502M

[5] Marc J. Swartz (1979). "Religious Courts, Community, and Ethnicity among the Swahili of Mombasa: An Historical Study of Social Boundaries". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 49. JSTOR 1159503.

[pilot1897-6] Algernon F.R. de Horsey (1897), "(Mombasa)", Africa Pilot (6th ed.), London: Great Britain. Admiralty {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[bosworth2007-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mombasa". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. ISBN 9004153888.

[8] Jedidiah Morse; Richard C. Morse (1823), "Mombaca", A New Universal Gazetteer (4th ed.), New Haven: S. Converse {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[9] G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville, ed. (1980), The Mombasa rising against the Portuguese, 1631, London: Published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press, ISBN 0197259928

[sassoon1982-10] Mano Sassoon (1982). "Sinking of the Santo Antonio de Tanna in Mombasa Harbour". Paideuma. 28: 101–108. JSTOR 41409877.

[11] "Government Press". Nairobi: Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[mullei1990-12] Andrew K. Mullei and Joshua M. Ng'elu (1990). "Evolution, Structure and Performance of Kenya's Financial System". Savings and Development. 14. JSTOR 25830234.

[maxon1992-13] Robert M. Maxon (1992). "Colonial Financial System". In William Robert Ochieng and Robert M. Maxon (ed.). Economic History of Kenya. East African Publishers. p. 249+. ISBN 996646963X. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[14] P.J.L. Frankl (2001). "The Early Years of the Mombasa Club: A Home Away from Home for European-Christians". History in Africa. 28.

[hoyle2001-15] Brian Hoyle (2001). "Urban renewal in East African port cities: Mombasa's Old Town waterfront". GeoJournal. 53. JSTOR 41147599.

[ogonda1992-16] R.T. Ogonda (1992). "Transport and Communications in the Colonial Economy". In William Robert Ochieng and Robert M. Maxon (ed.). Economic History of Kenya. East African Publishers. p. 129+. ISBN 996646963X. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[nair-17] Savita Nair (2008), "Shops and Stations: Rethinking Power and Privilege in British/Indian East Africa", in John C. Hawley (ed.), India in Africa, Africa in India, Indiana University Press, ISBN 9780253351210

[bates2010-18] Irene Muthoni Kibandi; et al. (2010), "Kenya: Libraries, Museums and Archives", in Marcia J. Bates (ed.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127

[19] P.J.L. Frankl (2008). "Mombasa Cathedral and the CMS Compound: The Years of the East Africa Protectorate". History in Africa. 35. JSTOR 25483723.

[20] Margaret Strobel (1975). "Women's Wedding Celebrations in Mombasa, Kenya". African Studies Review. 18. JSTOR 523720.

[worldcat-21] "Mombasa (Kenya) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[tum-22] "History". Technical University of Mombasa. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[23] Richard Stren (1970). "Factional Politics and Central Control in Mombasa, 1960-1969". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 4. JSTOR 483741.

[24] "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved December 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[unhabitat2010-25] "The State of African Cities 2010: Governance, Inequalities and Urban Land Markets". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 2010.

[26] "Mayor faces tough battle in poll". Daily Nation. 12 June 2011.

[27] "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.

[bbc-timeline-28] "Kenya Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved September 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[29] "Kenya: Murder of Muslim Cleric in Mombasa Sparks Riots". Global Voices. 6 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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