Timeline of Lilongwe
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20th century
- 1902 – Local leader Njewa sets up a boma named after the Lilongwe River.[1]
- 1904 – Lilongwe becomes administrative seat of British colonial Nyasaland Protectorate.[2]
- 1905 – Road built to Dedza.[1]
- 1906 – "Asian traders" arrive.[1]
- 1909 – Road built to Fort Jameson and Fort Manning.[1]
- 1910 – Administrative Lilongwe District created.[1]
- 1923 – Diamphwe Bridge built.[3]
- 1930 – Imperial Tobacco Company manufactory begins operating.[1]
- 1944 – European School founded.
- 1949 – Odini Catholic newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1959 – Roman Catholic diocese of Lilongwe established.[5]
- 1963 – Lilongwe Technical College founded.
- 1964 – Lilongwe becomes part of independent Malawi.[6]
- 1966 – Population: 19,425.[7]
- 1967 – University of Malawi's Bunda College of Agriculture active.[8]
- 1968 – Capitol City Development Corporation formed; Lilongwe "development as the new national capital" begins.[2][1]
- 1975 – Capital of Malawi moved to Lilongwe from Zomba.[9]
- 1977
- Silver Strikers F.C. (football club) formed.
- Population: 98,718.[7]
- 1979 – University of Malawi's Kamuzu College of Nursing established.
- 1983 – Lilongwe International Airport opens.[1]
- 1987 – Population: 233,973.[10]
- 1989 – Lilongwe National Botanic Garden founded.[11]
- 1992 – May: Anti-government protest.[12]
- 1997 – Media Institute of Southern Africa Malawi chapter headquartered in city.
- 1998 – Population: 440,471.[13]
21st century
- 2003 – Population: 632,867 in city; 1,087,917 urban agglomeration (estimate).[14]
- 2005
- 2007
- Lilongwe Wildlife Centre founded.
- Memorial Tower erected.[chronology citation needed]
- 2008
- 2009 – Kelvin Mmangisa appointed mayor.[18]
- 2010 – Parliament Building constructed.[19]
- 2011 – July: Anti-government protest.[20]
- 2012
- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources opens.[21]
- Bingu wa Mutharika Conference Centre built.[22]
- Population: 868,800 in city (estimate).[23]
- 2013 – Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal reported.[24]
- 2016 – Lilongwe Trade Fair begins.[25]
- 2017
- Bingu National Stadium opens.
- Desmond Bikoko becomes mayor.[26]
- July: Stampede occurs at Bingu Stadium.[27]
- 2018 - Population: 989,318.[28]
- 2020 – Population: 1,324,314 (projected estimate).[7]
