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Timeline of Accra

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Accra, Ghana.

Contents

1600s–1800s

  • 1610 – Okai Koi in power in Ga territory.
  • 1649 – Fort Crèvecœur built by the Dutch West India Company.
  • 1661 – Fort Christiansborg built by Dutch trader Henry Caerlof in Osu.
  • 1673 – Fort James built by British.
  • 1680 – Akwamu in power in Ga territory.
  • 1807 – Slave trade abolished.
  • 1850 – Dutch Fort Crèvecœur ceded to British control.
  • 1851 – Denmark sells its forts to Britain.
  • 1871 – The Netherlands sells its forts to Britain.
  • 1871 – Jamestown Light built at Fort James.
  • 1874 – British capture Accra.
  • 1876 – Capital of British Gold Coast relocated to Accra from Cape Coast.
  • 1883 – N. Walwin Holm photography studio established.
  • 1889 – Lutterodt photo studio in business (approximate date).
  • 1894 – Holy Trinity Cathedral (Accra) construction begins.
  • 1896 – Bank of British West Africa branch established.
  • 1898 – Accra Town Council established.

    • 1900s

  • 1908 – Town boundaries expanded.
  • 1909 – Anglican Diocese of Accra founded.
  • 1911 – Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club formed.
  • 1914 – Excelsior Orchestra formed.
  • 1920 – March: National Congress of British West Africa organized.
  • 1923
  • Gold Coast Hospital opens.
  • Kumasi-Accra railway and bridge across Korle Lagoon constructed.
  • Accra High School founded.
  • 1927 – Achimota College opens.
  • 1929
  • National Congress of British West Africa meets in Accra.
  • Gold Coast Youth Conference meeting held.
  • 1931 – Accra Academy established.
  • 1937 – Population: 72,977 (estimate).
  • 1939 – Earthquake.
  • 1941 – U.S. military installed at Accra airfield.
  • 1943 – Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Accra established.
  • 1945 – African Morning Post newspaper begins publication.
  • 1946 – Gold Coast Bulletin, Spectator Daily, and Daily Echo newspapers begins publication.
  • 1948
  • February: 1948 Accra Riots.
  • Accra Evening News and Ghana Statesman newspapers begin publication.
  • University College of the Gold Coast founded.
  • 1949
  • Convention People's Party headquartered in Accra.
  • Gold Coast Express newspaper begins publication.
  • Gold Coast Film School founded.
  • 1950
  • Daily Graphic newspaper begins publication.
  • Ghana Library Board headquartered in Accra.
  • United States Information Agency resource centre established.
  • 1953 – Accra Municipal Council established.
  • 1954
  • Gold Coast Broadcasting System headquartered in Accra.
  • Bomaa Accra Great Olympics football club formed.
  • 1955 – Ghana International School founded.
  • 1956
  • Accra Central LIbrary established (approximate date).
  • Ghanaian Arts Council headquartered in Accra.
  • 1957
  • 6 March: Accra becomes capital of independent Republic of Ghana.
  • State House, National Museum of Ghana, and Independence Arch built.
  • Semi-autonomous area councils created: Ablekuma, Ashiedu Keteke, Kpeshie, Okaikwei, and Osu-Klottey (approximate date).
  • Ghana Drama Studio founded.
  • 1958 – All-African Peoples' Conference held.
  • 1959 – National Symphony Orchestra Ghana, Ghana Press Club, and Ghana School of Journalism founded.
  • 1960
  • Accra Sports Stadium opens.
  • Population: 388,000 (approximate).
  • 1961
  • Black Star Square Arch erected.
  • Accra attains city status.
  • Goethe-Institut branch founded.
  • 1962 – Ghana Dance Ensemble formed.
  • 1963
  • Accra-Tema Development Corporation established.
  • November–December: 1963 African Cup of Nations held.
  • 1964
  • Greater Accra administrative area created.
  • Boxer Muhammad Ali visits city.
  • 1965
  • GTV (Ghana) headquartered in Accra.
  • Kwame Nkrumah Conference Centre built.
  • October: Organisation of African Unity summit held.
  • 1966 – 24 February: Coup at Flagstaff House.
  • 1967 – Association of African Universities headquartered in city.
  • 1971 – Soul to Soul documentary film of concert at Black Star Square.
  • 1974 – Napoleon Night Club active.
  • 1975 – Union of Writers of African Peoples inaugurated in Accra.
  • 1978 – March: 1978 African Cup of Nations held.
  • 1980 – Population: 1,000,000 (estimate).
  • 1982 – Greater Accra Region (administrative area) created.
  • 1985 – W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture established.
  • 1987
  • Accra Milo Marathon begins.
  • Integrated Social Development Centre established.
  • 1988 – Pan-African Orchestra founded.
  • 1989 – Ghana Stock Exchange headquartered in Accra.
  • Pan African Writers' Association (PAWA) founded.
  • 1990 – Population: 1,197,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1991 – Accra International Conference Centre built.
  • 1992
  • National Theatre (Accra) opens.
  • Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park laid out.
  • 1993 – Centre for Policy Analysis and Artists Alliance Gallery established.
  • 1994 – Uniiq FM radio begins broadcasting.
  • 1996 – Ghanaian Chronicle newspaper begins publication.
  • 1998 – West Africa Network for Peacebuilding headquartered in Accra.
  • 1999 – Ako Adjei Interchange opens.

    • 2000s

  • 2000
  • January–February: 2000 African Cup of Nations held.
  • Population: 1,674,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2001 – 9 May: Accra Sports Stadium disaster.
  • 2003 – Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT established.
  • 2004
  • Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson becomes mayor.
  • Mormon Temple dedicated.
  • 2005 – Population: 1,985,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2006 – American International School of Accra and Nubuke Foundation founded.
  • 2007 – Accra International Marathon begins.
  • 2008 – Golden Jubilee House inaugurated.
  • 2009
  • Alfred Vanderpuije becomes mayor.
  • Population: 2,263,785 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2011 – Google office in business.
  • 2014 – September: United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response headquartered in Accra.
  • 3 June 2015: Flood and Fire Disaster

    • References

    Timeline of Accra Wikipedia
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