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.
• 1891 – Conakry becomes capital of French colonial Riviéres du Sud.
• 1893 – Conakry becomes part of colonial French Guinea.

20th century

Conakry, 1956

• 1904 – Conakry municipality established.
• 1914 – Kankan-Conakry railway begins operating.
• 1928 – Cathedrale Sainte-Marie construction begins.
• 1937 – La Douce Parisette (musical group) active.
• 1943 – Population: 21,217 city; 5,586 suburbs.
• 1947 – Franco-Guinean Union (political party) headquartered in city.
• 1948 – Population: 30,000 city.
• 1951 – Hafia Football Club formed.
• 1954 – Hotel de France in business.
• 1955 – Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry established.
• 1956 – Ahmed Sékou Touré elected mayor.
• 1958
  • City becomes part of independent Guinea.
  • Population: 78,388 city.
  • Area of city: 2,000 hectares.
• 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.
• 1962
  • Polytechnical Institute of Conakry established.
  • Stade du 28 Septembre opens.
• 1964
  • Quinzaines Artistiques cultural festival begins.
  • Hotel Palm Camayenne in business.
  • Population: 175,000 urban agglomeration (including city).
• 1966 – Palais du Peuple built.
• 1967 – Population: 197,267 urban agglomeration (estimate).
• 1970 – 22 November: Portuguese invasion of Guinea-Conakry.
• 1971
  • January: Hanging of government officials on 8 November Bridge.
  • Monument du 22 Novembre 1970 erected.
• 1973 – 20 January: Assassination of Bissau-Guinean revolutionary Amílcar Cabral.
• 1975 – Horoya Athlétique Club formed.
• 1982 – Conakry Grand Mosque opens.
• 1983
  • Population: 100,000 city.
  • Area of city: 6,900 hectares.
• 1984 – March: Funeral of Ahmed Sékou Touré.
• 1985 – Conakry International Airport terminal built.
• 1991 – City administration sectioned into 5 communes: Dixinn, Kaloum, Matam, Matoto, Ratoma.
• 1992 – Le Lynx satirical newspaper begins publication.
• 1998 – Presidential Palace rebuilt.
• 1999 – Hotel Mariador Palace in business.

21st century

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Aerial view of Conakry, 2004

• 2004 – Maison du Livre (bookshop) in business.
• 2007 – January–February: 2007 Guinean general strike.
• 2008
  • 26 September: Funeral of Lansana Conté.
  • 23 December: 2008 Guinean coup d'état.
• 2009 – 28 September: 2009 Guinea protest and crackdown.
• 2010 – September: Pre-election unrest.
• 2011
  • Nongo Stadium built.
  • Population: 1,786,000 (urban agglomeration).
• 2014
  • March: Conakry regional governor Sékou Resco Camara leaves office.
  • Population: 1,659,785.
• 2017 – City named World Book Capital by UNESCO
• 2021
• 5 September – 2021 Guinean coup d'état.

See also

• List of Conakry mayors and other local officials (in French)
• History of Guinea
• Politics of Guinea

References

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

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