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Timeline of Abidjan

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1898 - Village of Abidjan founded.

    • 20th century

  • 1903 - Abidjan becomes a town.
  • 1910 - Dimbokro-Abidjan railway constructed.
  • 1920 - Population: 1,000.
  • 1927 - Port-Bouët wharf commissioned.
  • 1934
  • French administrative capital relocated to Abidjan from Bingerville.
  • Bobo-Dioulasso-Abidjan railway constructed.
  • 1938 - Theatre Indigene formed.
  • 1942 - Museum established.
  • 1945 - City council election held.
  • 1946 - Population: 48,000.
  • 1948 - ASEC Mimosas football club formed.
  • 1950 - Vridi Canal opens.
  • 1951 - Port of Abidjan in operation.
  • 1952
  • Bibliothèque municipale established.
  • Stade Andre Geo opens.
  • 1953 - Banco National Park and Stella Club d'Adjamé (football club) established.
  • 1954 - Abidjan Matin newspaper begins publication.
  • 1955
  • Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan established.
  • Population: 127,585.
  • 1956
  • Municipality established.
  • Félix Houphouët-Boigny becomes mayor.
  • City Hall built.
  • 1958
  • 1st bridge completed connecting the mainland to Petit-Bassam Island.
  • 1960
  • City becomes capital of independent Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Antoine Konan Kanga becomes mayor.
  • Abidjan Transport Company founded.
  • 1961 - Centre d'Edition et de Diffusion Africaines established.
  • 1962
  • Presidential palace inaugurated.
  • Institut Africain pour le Développement économique et Social headquartered in Abidjan.
  • Centre Culturel Français active.
  • 1964 - Fraternité Matin newspaper begins publication.
  • 1965
  • African Development Bank headquartered in Abidjan.
  • Nour-al-Hayat Mall built.
  • 1967
  • Charles de Gaulle bridge built.
  • Higher Institute of Religious Culture founded.
  • 1968 - National Library of Ivory Coast established.
  • 1969 - Ivoire InterContinental Abidjan Hotel built.
  • 1971 - Abidjan Institute of Criminology established (approximate date).
  • 1972 - International Community School of Abidjan founded.
  • 1974 - Abidjan Stock Exchange established.
  • 1975 - Population: 951,216.
  • 1976 - Ivorian Society of Bank building and Department of Finances building constructed.
  • 1978
  • Palais des Sports de Treichville established.
  • Population: 1,269,071.
  • 1980
  • City of Abidjan organized into ten communes: Abobo, Adjamé, Attécoubé, Cocody, Koumassi, Marcory, Plateau, Port-Bouët, Treichville, Yopougon.
  • Emmanuel Dioulo becomes mayor.
  • 1983 - Political capital of Ivory Coast relocated from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro.
  • 1984
  • March: 1984 African Cup of Nations held.
  • Cité Administrative Tour C, D and E built.
  • 1985
  • St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan built.
  • Ernest N’Koumo Mobio becomes mayor.
  • Population: 1,716,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1986 - Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.
  • 1988
  • Maquis du Val eatery opens.
  • Population: 1,934,342.
  • 1990
  • Demonstration against Houphouët-Boigny national regime.
  • Population: 2,102,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1992 - African Publishers Network headquartered in city.
  • 1993 - Marche des Arts et du Spectacle Africains (festival) begins.
  • 1995
  • Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway concessioned.
  • Population: 2,535,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1996
  • Université d'Abobo-Adjamé founded.
  • Inades-Formation Côte d'Ivoire relocated to Abidjan.
  • 1998 - Population: 2,877,948.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • Area of city: 627 square kilometers.
  • Population: 3,028,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2001 - August: City administration decentralized into 13 communes: Abobo, Adjamé, Anyama, Attécoubé, Bingerville, Cocody, Koumassi, Marcory, Plateau, Port-Bouët, Songon, Treichville, Yopougon.
  • 2002
  • September: First Ivorian Civil War begins.
  • Pierre Djédji Amondji becomes Abidjan district governor.
  • 2003 - December: "Attack on state TV building."
  • 2004
  • March: Political protest; violence ensues.
  • November: Anti-French riots.
  • 2005 - Population: 3,564,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2007 - Ivory Coast National Film Festial begins.
  • 2009
  • 29 March: 2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
  • Unite de Police Anti-Pollution active.
  • University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast established.
  • 2010
  • November: Pre-election unrest.
  • December: Political protest.
  • City website online (approximate date).
  • Population: 4,151,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2011
  • February: Protest in Abobo against Gbagbo regime.
  • March: Second Ivorian Civil War begins.
  • April: "French army take over Abidjan's airport."
  • May: Robert Beugré Mambé becomes Abidjan district governor.
  • 2012
  • May: TEDx Abidjan begins.
  • November: Association Internationale des Maires Francophones conference held.
  • Population: 4,476,397.
  • 2013
  • 1 January: 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
  • InnovAfrica meets in Abidjan.

    • References

    Timeline of Abidjan Wikipedia
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