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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Windhoek, Namibia.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1840s - Nama Orlam chief Jonker Afrikaner names settlement "Winterhoek"[1]
- 1880 - Nama-Herero conflict; settlement sacked.[2]
- 1890 - German military fort construction begins.[3]
- 1892 - Windhoek designated administrative seat of colonial German South West Africa.[4]
- 1898 - German-language Windhoeker Anzeiger newspaper begins publication.
20th century
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1900s
[edit | edit source]- 1901 - Public library founded.[5]
- 1902 - Railway to coast begins operating.[1]
- 1907 - Landesmuseum founded.[6]
- 1909
- Turnhalle built.
- Gustav Voigts becomes mayor.[chronology citation needed]
1910s
[edit | edit source]- 1910
- Church of Peace built.[2]
- Luisen Apotheke (pharmacy) in business.[7]
- 1912
- Windhoek Railway Station opens.
- Reiterdenkmal erected (monument to Germans in the Herero and Namaqua Wars).[2]
- 1913 - Tintenpalast (colonial government building) constructed.[2]
- 1915 - 12 May: Town occupied by South African military during the First World War.[3]
- 1916 - German-language Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.[8]
1920s
[edit | edit source]- 1920
- 1924 - Windhoek Synagogue built.
- 1926 - Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek active.[11]
- 1927 - Die Suidwes-Afrikaner newspaper begins publication.
- 1928 - Kaiser Street paved.[7]
- 1929 - Windhoek–Gobabis Railwaybegins operating.
1930s
[edit | edit source]- 1932 - Tintenpalast Gardens laid out.
- 1937 - Bantu Welfare Hall built.[12]
1940s
[edit | edit source]- 1946 - Population: 14,929.[13]
1950s
[edit | edit source]- 1951 - Population: 20,490.[13]
- 1958 - Library/museum/archives building constructed.[5]
- 1959 - 10 December: Ethnic unrest.[12]
1960s
[edit | edit source]- 1960 - Population: 36,049.[14]
- 1961 - Katutura township created.
- 1964 - Black Africa S.C. (football club) formed.
- 1965 - J. G. Strydom Airport opens.
- 1968 - Racially segregated Main Location closes.[12]
1970s
[edit | edit source]- 1971 - Namibian general contract workers strike occurs, starting from Windhoek.[15]
- 1975
- September: Turnhalle Constitutional Conference begins in Windhoek.
- Delta Secondary School Windhoek established.
- 1977 - Republikein newspaper begins publication.[8]
1980s
[edit | edit source]- 1981 - Population 96,057[16]
1990s
[edit | edit source]- 1990
- 21 March: Namibian Independence Day celebrated at Windhoek stadium.
- Kaiser Street renamed "Independence Avenue" (approximate date).[17]
- Wernhil Park Mall in business.
- Sanlam Centre built.[18]
- National Art Gallery of Namibia and Embassy of Germany established.
- 1991 - Population: 147,056.[19]
- 1992
- University of Namibia established.
- New Era newspaper begins publication.
- Media Institute of Southern Africa headquartered in Windhoek.[20]
- 1994
- Polytechnic of Namibia founded.
- National Library of Namibia headquartered in Windhoek.
- 1995
- May: Miss Universe 1995 beauty pageant held in city.
- Quba-Mosque (Windhoek) built.
- Windhoek Country Club Resort in business.
- National Ministry of Prisons & Correctional Services headquartered in city.[21][1]
21st century
[edit | edit source]2000s
[edit | edit source]- 2000
- Matheus Shikongo becomes mayor.
- National Art Gallery of Namibia established.
- 2001 - Population: 233,529.[22]
- 2002 - Heroes' Acre (Namibia) memorial unveiled near city.
- 2005
- Renaming of Windhoek (as "Otjomuise") proposed.[17]
- Sam Nujoma Stadium opens.
- 2006 - City police department established.[23]
- 2007
- Namibian Sun newspaper begins publication.
- Windhoek Gymnasium Private School established.
- 2008 - January: Airplane crash occurs at Eros Airport.
2010s
[edit | edit source]- 2010 - Old Mutual Namibia building constructed.[18]
- 2011
- Hilltop Estate construction begins in Kleine Kuppe.
- Population: 325,858.[22]
- 2014
- The Grove Mall of Namibia opens.
- Muesee Kazapua becomes mayor.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Windhoek history
- List of mayors of Windhoek
- List of government ministries of Namibia, generally headquartered in Windhoek
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Desch-Obi 2003.
- ^ a b c d Cybriwsky 2013.
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- ^ a b Schlettwein 1975.
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- ^ a b c Melber 2016.
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- ^ Mayoral Report 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Afrikaans Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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