Timeline of Bangui

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bangui, Central African Republic.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

19th century

• 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

• 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 [fr].[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 [fr].[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 [fr] 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
  • Population: 187,000 (estimate).[8]
  • Across river from Bangui, town of Zongo founded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• 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 [fr] begins broadcasting from Bangui.
  • Cécile Guéret becomes mayor.[2]

21st century

• 2003
  • 15 March: Bozizé stages governmental coup in Bangui.[11]
  • Bozizé replaces Guéret with Jean-Barkès Gombé-Ketté [fr].
  • 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
  • September: "Communal clashes break out in Bangui after Muslim taxi-driver attacked."[11]
  • November: Catholic pope visits city.[11]
• 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

• Bangui history
• List of mayors of Bangui [fr]

References

1. Young 2010.
2. Richard Bradshaw; Juan Fandos-Rius (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7992-8.
3. Bangui 2013.
4. Fraternité Boganda 2011.
5. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Central African Republic". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
6. "Central African Republic: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1857431834.
7. "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.
8. 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.
9. "Nightmares From Bokassa's Empire", Washington Post, 1 October 1979
10. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2000. United Nations Statistics Division.
11. "Central African Republic Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
12. "Bangui, Central African Republic". BlackPast.org. US. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
13. "Violence in Central African Republic Killed Over 600 in a Week, U.N. Says", New York Times, 13 December 2013
14. "'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.
15. "En Centrafrique, Hyacinthe Wodobodé, une nouvelle maire pour Bangui", Radio France Internationale (in French), 8 February 2014
16. At least 17 killed and 27 missing after attack on Bangui church sheltering the displaced, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 30 May 2014
17. "Central African Republic: Four dead in UN Bangui shooting", BBC News, 24 October 2016
18. 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

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 [fr] (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 [fr] (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

• "(Bangui)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK. (Bibliography of open access articles)
• "(Bangui)" – via Europeana. (Images, etc.)
• "(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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  City Hall, built 1947
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  Boat race, 2010
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  Solar eclipse, 2010
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  Refugees at Bangui Airport, January 2014