Timeline of Bangui

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bangui, Central African Republic.

19th century

1889 - French military post established at crossing of Mpoko River and Ubangi River.^[1]
1891 - French military post relocated to present site of city.^[1]

20th century

1904 - 1 July: Bangui becomes administrative seat of French colonial Ubangi-Shari.^[1]
1906 - 11 December: Bangui becomes administrative seat of French colonial Ubangi-Shari-Chad.^[1]
1912
- Bangui becomes a commune mixte (fr).^[2]
- Jean Marchessou becomes mayor.^(fr)
1916 - Population: 4,003.^[2]
1920 - Hôtel du Gouverneur built.^[3]
1932 - Population: 16,903.^[2]
1935 - Chamber of Commerce established.^[2]
1937 - Cathédrale Notre-Dame built.
1945 - Olympic Real de Bangui (football club) formed.
1947 - City Hall^[4] and Ngaragba Central Prison built.
1955
- Bangui becomes a commune de plein exercice (fr).^[2]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui established.^[5]
1956
- Municipal election held; Barthélemy Boganda elected mayor.^[2]
- Population: 72,000.^[2]
1958
- Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine headquartered in city.^[6]
- General hospital (fr) active.^{[citation needed]}
1960 - City becomes part of independent Central African Republic.
1963 - Bangui designated headquarters of the Organisation of African Unity.
1964
- Bangui becomes a commune autonome.^[2]
- Population: 111,266.^[7]
1966 - Boganda National Museum opens.
1967 - Bangui M'Poko Airport begins operating.
1969 - University of Bangui founded.
1971
- Population: 187,000 (estimate).^[8]
- Across river from Bangui, town of Zongo founded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1977 - 4 December: Coronation of Bokassa I.
1979
- April: Student protest; crackdown.^[9]
- September: Operation Caban.
1981 - March: Post-election unrest.^{[citation needed]}
1984 - Population: 473,817 (estimate).^[10]
1986 - E le Songo newspaper begins publication.^[6]
1987 - DFC 8ème Arrondissement (football club) formed.
1990 - National Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunications headquartered in city.^[6]
1996 - May: Military mutiny occurs in Bangui.^[11]
2000
- Radio Ndeke Luka (fr) begins broadcasting from Bangui.
- Cécile Guéret becomes mayor.^[2]

21st century

2003
- 15 March: Bozizé stages governmental coup in Bangui.^[11]
- Bozizé replaces Guéret with Jean-Barkès Gombé-Ketté (fr).
- Population: 531,000.^[1]
2005 - August: Flood.^[11]
2006 - Barthélemy Boganda Stadium opens.^[2]
2009 - March: "French troops reportedly deploy in Bangui after rebels infiltrate the capital."^[11]
2010 - 15 January: Solar eclipse.
2012 - Population: 750,000.^[12]
2013
- 23 March: "Séléka rebels overrun the capital and seize power" during the Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present).^[11]
- March–December: Violent unrest; many killed.^[13]
- Residents flee city; refugee camps develop around airport and elsewhere.^[14]
- June: Catherine Samba-Panza appointed mayor.^[2]
2014
- February: Hyacinthe Wodobodé becomes mayor.^[15]
- May: European Union Force RCA "troops take charge of security at the airport in Bangui."^[11]
- 28 May: Church of Fatima attacked.^[16]
2015
- September: "Communal clashes break out in Bangui after Muslim taxi-driver attacked."^[11]
- November: Catholic pope visits city.^[11]
2016
- May: Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo becomes mayor.
- October: Anti-UN protest; crackdown.^[17]
- December: Refugee camp at airport dismantled.^[14]
2018 - 1 May: Attack occurs at Notre Dame de Fatima church.^[18]

References

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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

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City Hall, built 1947
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Refugees at Bangui Airport, January 2014

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v t e Autonomous commune of Bangui
Capital: Bangui
History	Timeline
Towns and villages	Camp du Kassai Dedengue Nguitou Ouango
Transport	Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Education	University of Bangui Lycée Barthélémy Boganda Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle (French school)
Landmarks	Boganda National Museum Cathédrale Notre-Dame Church of Fatima Ledger Plaza Hotel Notre Dame D'Afrique

v t e File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Years in the Central African Republic (1939–present)
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20th century in the Central African Republic (1959–1999)	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Early history Trans-Saharan slave trade c. 1500–1600
Colonial period French Equatorial Africa French Congo 1882–1910 French Chad 1900–1960 Ubangi-Shari 1903–1958 French Cameroon 1918–1960 Decolonization Kongo-Wara rebellion 1928–1931 Brazzaville Conference 1944–0000 African Democratic Rally 1946–1958
Independence Bokassa period 1966–1979 Bokassa coup d'état 1966–0000 Central African Empire 1976–1979 Coronation of Bokassa I 1977–0000 Emperor of Central Africa Operation Caban 1979–0000 Operation Barracuda 1979–1981 Kolingba coup d'état 1981–0000 Patassé coup attempt 1982–0000
Current period General election 1993–0000 Heightened tensions 1993–1998 Bangui Peace Accords 1997–0000 United Nations Mission 1998–0000 Bush War 2004–2007 Kolingba coup attempt 2001–0000 Bozizé coup d'état 2003–0000 Civil War 2012–0000 Conflict under Djotodia 2013–2014 Fall of Bangui 2013–0000
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