Timeline of Conakry
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Conakry, Guinea.
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Prior to 20th century
- 1885 - French in power on Tombo Island.[1]
- 1891 - Conakry becomes capital of French colonial Riviéres du Sud.[2]
- 1893 - Conakry becomes part of colonial French Guinea.[2]
20th century
- 1904 - Conakry municipality established.[1]
- 1913 - Kankan-Conakry railway begins operating.[3]
- 1928 - Cathedrale Sainte-Marie construction begins.
- 1937 - La Douce Parisette (musical group) active.[4]
- 1943 - Population: 21,217 city; 5,586 suburbs.[5]
- 1947 - Franco-Guinean Union (political party) headquartered in city.[6]
- 1948 - Population: 30,000.[1]
- 1951 - Hafia Football Club formed.
- 1954 - Hotel de France in business.
- 1955 - Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry established.[7]
- 1956 - Ahmed Sékou Touré elected mayor.[1]
- 1958
- 1959 - Donka Hospital built.
- 1960
- Camp Boiro concentration camp begins operating.
- Sandervalia National Museum established.
- 1960s - Bembeya Jazz band active.
- 1961 - Horoya newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1962
- Polytechnical Institute of Conakry established.[10]
- Stade du 28 Septembre opens.[5]
- 1964
- Quinzaines Artistiques cultural festival begins.[2]
- Hotel Palm Camayenne in business.
- 1966 - Palais du Peuple built.[11]
- 1970 - 22 November: Portuguese invasion of Guinea-Conakry.
- 1971
- January: Hanging of government officials on 8 November Bridge.[2]
- Monument du 22 Novembre 1970 erected.
- 1975 - Horoya Athlétique Club formed.
- 1982 - Conakry Grand Mosque opens.
- 1983
- 1984 - March: Funeral of Ahmed Sékou Touré.[12]
- 1985 - Conakry International Airport terminal built.[2]
- 1991 - City administration sectioned into 5 communes: Dixinn, Kaloum, Matam, Matoto, Ratoma.[5]
- 1992 - Le Lynx satirical newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1998 - Presidential Palace rebuilt.[5]
- 1999 - Hotel Mariador Palace in business.
21st century
- 2004 - Maison du Livre (bookshop) in business.[14]
- 2007 - January–February: 2007 Guinean general strike.
- 2008
- 26 September: Funeral of Lansana Conté.
- 23 December: 2008 Guinean coup d'état.[15]
- 2009 - 28 September: 2009 Guinea protest and crackdown.[16][17]
- 2010 - September: Pre-election unrest.[18]
- 2011
- Nongo Stadium built.
- Population: 1,786,000 (urban agglomeration).[19]
- 2014 - March: Conakry regional governor Sékou Resco Camara leaves office.[20]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Goerg 2005.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mohamed Saliou Camara; et al. (2013). Historical Dictionary of Guinea (5th ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7969-0.
- ↑ Lonely Planet 2009.
- ↑ Eric S. Charry (2000). Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-10161-3.
- 1 2 3 4 Goerg 2011.
- ↑ Elizabeth Schmidt (2007). Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-1763-8.
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Guinea". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Anderson 2003.
- ↑ "Conakry (Guinea) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Membres" (in French). Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Don Rubin; et al., eds. (1997). "Guinea". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. 3: Africa. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-35949-1.
- ↑ Clifford May (29 March 1984), "Thousands Mourn Death of Toure", New York Times
- ↑ "Guinea: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2004. Europa Publications. ISBN 1857432533.
- ↑ "Guinée". Liste des libraires (in French). Paris: Association internationale des Libraires francophones. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Jeffrey Gettleman (25 December 2008), "Military Coup Succeeds Easily in Guinea", New York Times
- ↑ "Guinea Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Challenges of Daily Life in Conakry, Guinea". Global Voices. 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Guinea: Violent Confrontations in Conakry Prior To The Second Round". Global Voices. 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "The State of African Cities 2014". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. ISBN 978-92-1-132598-0. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Resco Camara quitte le gouvernorat de Conakry". lejourguinee.com (in French). 20 March 2014.
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Odile Goerg (1998). "From Hill Station (Freetown) to Downtown Conakry (First Ward): Comparing French and British Approaches to Segregation in Colonial Cities at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 32. JSTOR 486222.
- Nicole D. Anderson (2003). "Conakry, Guinea". In Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and Dickson Eyoh. Encyclopaedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-56584-9.
- Odile Goerg (2005). "Conakry". In Kevin Shillington. Encyclopedia of African History. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-135-45670-2.
- Odile Goerg (2006). "Chieftainships between Past and Present: From City to Suburb and Back in Colonial Conakry, 1890s-1950s". Africa Today. 52. JSTOR 4187737.
- "Guinea: Conakry". West Africa. Lonely Planet. 2009. pp. 401+. ISBN 978-1-74104-821-6.
- Odile Goerg (2011), Simon Bekker and Goran Therborn, ed., "Conakry", Capital Cities in Africa: Power and Powerlessness, Dakar: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, ISBN 978-2- 8697-8495-6
- Joschka Philipps (2013). "Youth gangs and urban political protests: a relational perspective on Conakry's 'Axis of Evil'". In Brigit Obrist; et al. Living the City in Africa: Processes of Invention and Intervention. Lit Verlag. ISBN 978-3-643-80152-4.
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