Timeline of Kinshasa
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
19th century
- 14th -18th Century Kongo Kingdom reigned victorious throughout the land
- 1881 - Léopoldville founded as a trading post by Henry Morton Stanley of the UK.
- 1885 - Town becomes part of Congo Free State.[1][2]
- 1898 - Matadi–Kinshasa Railway built.
20th century
1900s-1950s
- 1908 - Town becomes part of Belgian Congo.
- 1909 - Banque du Congo Belge headquartered in Léopoldville (approximate date).[3]
- 1914 - Grand Hotel ABC built.[4]
- 1917 - Collège Saint-Joseph founded.
- 1920 - Ligne Aérienne du Roi Albert (airline) begins operating.
- 1923 - Capital of Belgian Congo relocated to Leopoldville from Boma.[5]
- 1928 - Elima newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1935 - Association Sportive Vita Club formed.
- 1936 - Daring Club Motema Pembe (football club) formed.
- 1937
- Stade Reine Astrid (stadium) opens.
- Radio Leo begins broadcasting.[6]
- Hotel Memling built.[4]
- 1938 - Amicale Sportive Dragons football club formed.
- 1939 - Albert I of Belgium monument inaugurated on Place de la Gare.[4]
- 1940 - Radio Congo Belge begins broadcasting.[7]
- 1940s - Ngoma recording studio in business.[7]
- 1943 - École Saint-Luc à Gombe Matadi founded.
- 1952 - Stade Roi Baudouin (stadium) inaugurated.
- 1953
- N'djili Airport inaugurated.
- African Jazz (musical group) formed.[7][8]
- 1954 - Lovanium University established.[9]
- 1955
- Boulevard Albert I constructed.[4]
- Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa founded.
- 1956
- OK Jazz musical group formed.[7]
- Colonial Governor-General residence built.
- 1957 - Académie des Beaux-Arts (school) active.
- 1958
- Trico Center for nuclear studies established.[10]
- Plantations Lever au Congo (part of Unilever) headquartered in city.
- 1959
- Anti-colonial riots led by the ABAKO political party.[11]
- L'independance newspaper begins publication.[12]
1960s-1990s
- 1960
- City becomes capital of independent Republic of the Congo.
- Joseph Kulumba becomes bourgmestre, succeeded by Daniel Kanza.
- 1961 - American School founded.
- 1962
- National School of Law and Administration founded.[13]
- Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile based in Léopoldville.
- 1963
- Boulevard Albert I renamed "Boulevard du 30 Juin".[4]
- Zoao Boniface becomes bourgmestre.
- 1964
- City becomes capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Hotel Memling built.
- Banque du Congo headquartered in city.[3]
- 1965 - Centre d'etudes pour l'action sociale established.[citation needed]
- 1966 - Léopoldville renamed "Kinshasa."[14]
- 1967
- September: Organisation of African Unity summit held.
- National Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art established.
- 1969
- Kinshasa International Fair begins.
- Zaiko Langa Langa musical group formed.
- 1971
- City becomes capital of Republic of Zaire.
- Office National des Transports headquartered in city.
- Inter Continental hotel in business.
- 1972 - École d'Informatique d'Électronique founded.[citation needed]
- 1974
- September: Zaire 74 music festival held.
- 30 October: The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match held.[15]
- Population: 2,008,352.[16]
- 1975 - Sozacom building constructed.[17]
- 1976 - Voix du Zaire broadcasting complex[13] and BCZ building constructed.[17]
- 1977 - Zekete-zekete musical style developed.[7]
- 1979 - Palais du Peuple built.
- 1981 - University of Kinshasa established.[9]
- 1982 - Le Potentiel newspaper begins publication.[3][18]
- 1984 - Population: 2,664,309.[19]
- 1985 - Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
- 1988 - Madiaba musical style developed.[7]
- 1989
- Athletic Club Sodigraf formed.
- La Référence Plus newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1990 - Population: 3,564,000 (urban agglomeration).[20]
- 1991
- 1992 - Kibabu Madiata Nzau becomes governor, succeeded by Bernardin Mungul Diaka.
- 1994
- Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste founded.
- Kamanyola Stadium opens.
- 1996
- Mujinga Swana becomes governor, succeeded by Nkoy Mafuta.
- L'Avenir (Newspaper) begins publication.
- 8 January: Airplane crash.
- 1997
- Théophile Mbemba Fundu becomes governor.
- April: General Gabriel Amela Lokima Bahati becomes governor.[citation needed]
- May: City taken by anti-Mobutu forces led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila.[11][23]
- Central Bank of the Congo headquartered in city.
- 1998
- August: Second Congo War begins; rebel forces move toward city.[11]
- September: Food shortage.[24]
- 1999 - United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo headquartered in Kinshasa.
- 2000 - Population: 5,611,000 (urban agglomeration).[20]
21st century
- 2001
- Christophe Muzungu becomes governor, succeeded by Loka Ne Kongo.
- January: President Laurent-Désiré Kabila assassinated.[25]
- 2002
- David Nku Imbié becomes governor.
- Lola ya Bonobo animal sanctuary located near city.
- 2004
- March: Coup attempt.[11]
- May: Jean Kimbunda becomes governor.
- 2005
- Kimbembe Mazunga becomes governor.
- Population: 7,106,000 (urban agglomeration).[20]
- 2006
- Post-election unrest.[26]
- Baudoin Liwanga becomes governor.
- 2007
- March: Conflict between Bemba supporters and government forces.[11][27]
- 16 March: André Kimbuta becomes governor.
- City website online (approximate date).[28][chronology citation needed]
- 2010 - 2 June: Activist Floribert Chebeya killed.[11]
- 2011 - 27 February: Coup attempt.
- 2012
- October: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie summit held.
- Population: 9,046,000.
- 2013 - 30 December: December 2013 Kinshasa attacks by supporters of religious leader Mukungubila.[11]
- 2014
- 11 May: Stade Tata Raphaël stampede.
- Hôpital du Cinquantenaire (hospital) opens.
- It's discovered that the origin of the HIV virus traces back to Léopoldville in the 1920s.[29]
- 2015 - January: 2015 Congolese protests.[30]
- 2023: The 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.
See also
- History of Kinshasa
- Urban history of Kinshasa (in French)
- List of governors of Kinshasa
- Communes of Kinshasa
- List of television stations in Kinshasa
- Timelines of other cities in DR Congo: Bukavu, Goma, Kisangani, Lubumbashi
- History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Timeline and history of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (across Congo River from Kinshasa)
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