Timeline of Kampala
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Prior to 20th century
- 1881 - Kasubi Tombs built.
- 1885 - Mengo Palace built.
- 1894
- Uganda Protectorate established.[1]
- Anglican church built on Namirembe Hill.
- 1897 - Mengo Hospital founded.
20th century
- 1901 - Kampala Sports Club formed.[1]
- 1903 - Nsambya Hospital founded.
- 1904 - St. Paul's church built in Mengo.[2]
- 1905 - Government station relocated to Nakasero Hill.[1]
- 1906
- 1908 - Uganda Museum founded.
- 1910 - Goan Institute established.[1]
- 1911 - Kampala Club founded.[1]
- 1913 - Indian Association formed.[1]
- 1915 - Port Bell-Kampala railway begins operating.[4]
- 1917 - Kampala Public Library established.[1]
- 1921 - Central Council of Indian Associations of Uganda headquartered in Kampala.[1]
- 1922
- Technical school established.
- Population: 40,000 (approximate).[5]
- 1925 - Speke Hotel in business.[citation needed]
- 1929 - Entebbe airfield begins operating.
- 1931 - Uganda Railway begins operating.
- 1948 - Catholic Vicariate of Kampala established.[6]
- 1949
- 1950 - 28 July: Knifing at hospital.
- 1955 - Butabika Hospital opens.
- 1957 - Lugogo Cricket Oval in use.
- 1958 - Bulange constructed.
- 1959
- 1962 - Kampala becomes capital of Uganda.[3]
- 1963 - City becomes part of republic of Uganda.[8]
- 1964
- Uganda Public Libraries Board headquartered in city.[9]
- Nommo Gallery established.[10]
- 1965 - Apollo Hotel in business.
- 1966 - Battle of Mengo Hill.
- 1967
- East African Development Bank headquartered in Kampala.
- Ugandan National Theatre established.[11]
- 1968 - Kawempe, Kyambogo, Luzira, Makindye, Mmengo, Nakawa, Nakulabye, Natete, and Ntinda villages become part of Kampala.[3]
- A. G. Mehta, a Member of Parliament and member of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), becomes the mayor of Kampala.[12]
- 1969
- Catholic pope visits city.[3]
- Mayor A.G. Mehta dies in office on March 10.[13]
- Population: 330,700 urban agglomeration.[14]
- 1970 - Crested Towers built.
- 1971 - 25 January: Coup.
- 1975
- July: Organisation of African Unity summit meeting held.[3]
- Kibuli Hospital founded.
- 1978 - October: Uganda–Tanzania War begins.
- 1979 - 11 April: Fall of Kampala.[15]
- 1980
- Uganda House built.[citation needed]
- Population: 458,503.[16]
- 1986
- City taken by National Resistance Army rebels.[8]
- Watoto Church founded.[17]
- 1991 - Population: 774,241.[16]
- 1994
- 1996
- Nasser Sebaggala becomes mayor.
- International Hospital Kampala founded.
- 1997 - Namboole Stadium opens.
- 1998 - Bugala study center established.
- 1999
- John Ssebaana Kizito becomes mayor.
- Communications House built.[citation needed]
21st century
- 2001
- City limits expanded.
- Red Pepper newspaper begins publication.[19]
- Workers' House and Amamu House built.[citation needed]
- 2002
- 2004 - The Observer newspaper begins publication.[19]
- 2005
- East African Business Week begins publication.[19]
- Uganda Buddhist Centre founded.
- October: Funeral of Milton Obote.
- 2006
- Nasser Sebaggala becomes mayor again.
- Kampala Mosque and skateboarding half-pipe built.[21]
- Kampala Serena Hotel in business.
- 2007
- April: Racial unrest.[8]
- November: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007.[22]
- The Independent news magazine begins publication.[19]
- Uganda Community Libraries Association headquartered in Kampala.[23]
- Imperial Royale Hotel in business.
- Tabu Flo dance troupe formed.[24]
- 2008 - Memonet (media network) formed.[19]
- 2009 - September: Conflict between Buganda partisans and police.[25][26]
- 2010
- March: Student unrest.[27]
- 11 July: Bombings.[8]
- Rolling Stone newspaper begins publication.
- 2011
- April: Economic protest.[28]
- Erias Lukwago becomes mayor.
- Population: 1,659,000.[29]
- 2012 - Mapeera House (Centenary Bank) built.
- 2013
- Google office in business.[30]
- Writivism Literary Festival begins.[31]
- Air pollution in Kampala reaches annual mean of 104 PM2.5 and 170 PM10, much higher than recommended.[32]
- 2014
- DFCU Group & DFCU Bank move into their new headquarters at DFCU House.[33]
- Population: 1,507,114.[34]
- 2021 - Attempted assassination of Katumba Wamala
