Timeline of Maputo
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Maputo, Mozambique (until 1976 known as Lourenço Marques).
Prior to 20th century
- 1544 - Portuguese Lourenço Marques explores Maputo Bay.
- 1787 - Fortress built by Portuguese.[1]
- 1885 - Vasco de Gama Gardens laid out.[citation needed]
- 1892 - O Commercio de Lourenço Marques begins publication.[2]
- 1895 - Pretoria-Lourenço Marques railway built.
- 1898 - Capital of Portuguese Mozambique moves to Lourenço Marques from the Island of Mozambique.[3][4]
20th century
- 1904
- 1912 - Population: 13,353.[6]
- 1916 - Central Train Station built.
- 1918 - O Brado Africano begins publication.[2]
- 1922 - Hotel Polano built.[citation needed]
- 1934 - Arquivo Historico de Moçambique headquartered in city.[7][8][9]
- 1935 - Population: 47,390 (estimate).[10]
- 1940 - Maputo Airport terminal built.[citation needed]
- 1944 - Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception built.
- 1950 - Population: 93,516.[11]
- 1955 - Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica formed.
- 1958 - Mozambique Grand Prix was held for the first time.
- 1961 - National Library of Mozambique established.[9]
- 1962 - Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique established.
- 1968 - Estádio Salazar inaugurated in Matola.
1970s-1990s
- 1970
- 1974 - 24 September: Mozambique Liberation Front in power.[3]
- 1974 - Alberto Massavanhane designated by FRELIMO as the first President of the Executive Council
- 1975 - City becomes part of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
- 1976
- 3 February: City renamed "Maputo."[13]
- Nationalization occurs.[3]
- 1977
- Bank of Mozambique, Mozambican Youth Organisation, and Centro Nacional de Documentação e Informação de Moçambique headquartered in city.[9]
- February: City hosts African Conference on Cinema.[13]
- 1978 - City administration by "Câmara Municipal" (city council) replaced by "Conselho Executivo" (executive council).[3]
- 1980
- City granted provincial status.[3]
- António Hama Thay becomes president of city executive council.
- 1982 - Gaspar Horácio Mateus Zimba becomes president of city executive council.
- 1983
- 1985 - City joins the newly formed União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.
- 1987
- 7 September: Prisoner exchange.[15]
- João Baptista Cosme becomes president of city executive council.
- 1989 - Brazilian Cultural Center opens.
- 1990
- Liga Muçulmana de Maputo football club founded.
- Population: 776,000 (urban agglomeration).[16]
- 1993 - Fórum Mulher founded.[17]
- 1996
- Maputo Development Corridor launched.[18]
- Instituto Camões-Centro Cultural Português opens.[19]
- 1997
- Artur Hussene Canana becomes president of city executive council.
- Population: 966,837.[20]
- 2000
- Flood.
- July: City hosts Community of Portuguese Language Countries summit.[21]
- Population: 1,096,000 (urban agglomeration).[16]
21st century
- 2003
- Maputo Port Development Company established.
- July: City hosts African Union assembly.[22]
- Eneas da Conceição Comiche becomes president of municipal council.
- 2006 - Dockanema film festival begins.
- 2007
- Promaputo city infrastructure project launched.
- 22 March: Arms depot explosion.
- Population: 1,111,638 (city);[23] 1,766,184 (urban agglomeration).[24]
- 2008 - February: Economic riots.[25]
- 2009 - David Simango becomes president of municipal council.
- 2010
- Maputo International Airport terminal opens.[citation needed]
- September: Economic unrest.[26][27]
- 2011
- Estádio do Zimpeto inaugurated.
- September: City hosts 2011 All-Africa Games.
- 2012 - Maputo Private Hospital inaugurated.[citation needed]
- 2013 - Aga Khan Academy established.[28]
- 2015 - Population: 1,241,702 (estimate).[29]
- 2017 - 2017 Lusophony Games to be held in Maputo.
