Timeline of Gaborone
Botswana's Capital city
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Prior to 20th century
- 1890 - Gaberones founded by British South Africa Company.[1]
- 1897 - Railway station built.[2]
20th century
- 1960-1966 - Gaberones becomes capital of independent Botswana
- 1963 - Town construction begins.[2]
- 1964
- Bechuanaland Daily News begins publication.[3]
- Population: 3,855.
- 1965
- British colonial Bechuanaland Protectorate capital relocated to Gaberones from Mafeking.[1]
- Gaborone Secondary School built.[2]
- 1966
- Gaberones becomes capital of independent Botswana.[1]
- Botswana National Stadium opens.
- Derek Jones becomes mayor.
- 1968 - Botswana National Museum built.[2]
- 1969
- Gaberones renamed "Gaborone."[1]
- Debswana Diamond Company Ltd headquartered in Gaborone.
- 1971 - Population: 17,718.[4]
- 1975 - Sister city relationship established with Burbank, California.[5][6]
- 1979 - Serara Ketlogetswe becomes mayor.
- 1980
- Mosque built.[2]
- Southern African Development Community headquartered in Gaborone.
- 1982
- University of Botswana established.
- University of Botswana Stadium opens.
- 1984
- 14 June: Raid on Gaborone.[7]
- Seretse Khama International Airport opens.[2]
- Paul Mmlotsi Rantao becomes mayor.
- Mmegi newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1985 - Botswana Gazette newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1988 - Gaborone Broadcasting Company established.[2]
- 1991
- Population: 133,468.[9]
- Botswana College of Agriculture established near city.
- 1993 - "The Voice Newspaper" begins publication
- 1995 - Botswana Stock Exchange and Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis[10] headquartered in city.
- 1998 - Fictional The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency book series begins publication.
- 1999 - Nelson Ramaotwana becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2001 - Population: 186,007.[2]
- 2002 - Reteng founded.[2]
- 2003 - Uniao Flamengo Santos Football Club formed.
- 2004 - Harry Mothei becomes mayor.
- 2005 - The Voice Newspaper becomes Botswana's best selling newspaper and goes digital.
- 2005 - Population: 208,000.[1]
- 2007 - National Botanical Garden opens.
- 2009
- Steinmetz Gaborone Marathon begins.
- Veronica Lesole becomes mayor.
- 2011
- May: 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships held.
- Haskins Nkaigwa becomes mayor.[11]
- 2013 - De Beers rough diamond sales headquarters relocated to Gaborone from London.[7]
- 2014 - May: 2014 African Youth Games held in Gaborone.
- 2017 - Population: 264,311 (estimate).[12]
- 2019 - Thata Father Maphongo becomes mayor.
