Timeline of Dar es Salaam

Prior to 20th century

1862 - Town founded by Majid bin Said of Zanzibar near Mzizima village.

1872 - Hurricane.

1887

Town "taken by Carl Peters for German East Africa Company."

Lutheran Mission built.

Catholic diocese of Southern Zanguebar established.

1891 - Capital of German East Africa relocated to Dar es Salaam from Bagamoyo.

1893 - Dar es Salaam Botanical Gardens established.

1894 - Lighthouse built.

1897 - Ocean Road Hospital built.

1899 - Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.

20th century

1900 - "Port facilities" built.

1901 - Lutheran Church built.

1903 - New Boma (district office) built.

1905

Baugesellschaft Daressalam (construction firm) in business.

St. Joseph's Cathedral consecrated.

1906 - Kaiserhof (hotel) in business.

1907 - Morogoro-Dar es Salaam railway built.

1911 - Post office built.

1914 - Kigoma-Dar es Salaam railway begins operating.

1916 - 3 September: Town captured by British forces.

1919 - Town becomes capital of British Tanganyika Territory.

1922 - State House built.

1926 - Legislative Council of Tanzania headquartered in Dar es Salaam.

1929 - Tanganyika African Association active.

1930 - Daily News begins publication.

1931 - Sudanese Association formed.

1933 - Yacht Club opens.

1936 - New Wanyamwezi Association founded.

1938 - Wazaramo Union founded.

1940 - George V Memorial Museum opens.

1945 - Township ward council instituted.

1948 - Population: 69,200.

1953 - Metropolitan Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam established.

1954 - Tanganyika African National Union headquartered in Dar es Salaam.

1960 - Population: 74,036.

1961

City becomes capital of Tanganyika.

University College and Alliance Française de Dar es Salaam established.

1963 - Tanzania Library Services headquartered in city.

1964

City becomes capital of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam established.

1965

Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam active.

Bank of Tanzania headquarters and Kilimanjaro Hotel built.

Public library opens.

1966

Oil refinery begins operating.

TANU Youth League Centre opens.

1967 - Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School built.

1968 - Tazama oil pipeline begins operating.

1970 - University of Dar es Salaam established.

1975 - TAZARA Railway begins operating.

1977 - October: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (political party) convenes in city.

1978

Mlimani Park Orchestra formed.

Population: 769,445.

1979 - Airport expanded.

1985 - Population: 1,046,000 (urban agglomeration).

1990 - Population: 1,316,000 (urban agglomeration).

1991 - Mkuki na Nyota publisher in business.

1992 - "Sustainable Dar es Salaam Program" introduced.

1993

Mawingu Studio established.

Aga Khan Primary School opens.

1995

International Medical and Technological University established.

Doctor's strike.

Population: 1,668,000 (urban agglomeration).

1996 - National Assembly of Tanzania relocated from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma.

1997

Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology established.

New Africa Hotel built.

1998 - 7 August: United States embassy bombing.

21st century

2000

Fish market built.

Population: 2,116,000 (urban agglomeration).

2001

April: Political demonstration.

African Stars Entertainment in business.

2002 - National Records and Archives Management Department headquartered in city.

2005 - Population: 2,683,000 (urban agglomeration).

2006 - Adam Kimbisa becomes mayor.

2010

Didas Massaburi becomes mayor.

May: World Economic Forum on Africa held.

Population: 3,415,000 (urban agglomeration).

2011 - December: Flood.

2012

October: Muslim-Christian unrest.

Population: 4,364,541 metro.

2013 - 29 March: Building collapse on Indira Gandhi Street.