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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Khartoum, Sudan.

Contents

19th century

  • 1821 - Settlement established by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt.
  • 1824 - "Turko-Egyptian governor Uthman Bey establishes Khartoum as a military centre."
  • 1826 - Ali Khurshid Pasha in power.
  • 1829 - Mosque built.
  • 1830 - Town becomes capital of "the Sudanese possessions of Egypt."
  • 1838 - Disease outbreak; capital relocated temporarily to Shendi.
  • 1840 - Flood.
  • 1841 - Flood.
  • 1854 - Muhammad Sa'id Pasha in power.
  • 1856 - Disease outbreak; capital relocated temporarily to Shendi.
  • 1862 - Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1866 - Consulates of Austria, France, Italy, Persia, and Tuscany established.
  • 1869 - Flood.
  • 1874 - Flood.
  • 1878 - Flood.
  • 1884 - 13 March: Siege of Khartoum begins.
  • 1885
  • 26 January: Mahdists in power.
  • Capital relocated to Omdurman from Khartoum.
  • 1898
  • 2 September: Conflict between Mahdist and British forces.
  • Seat of government relocates to Khartoum from Omdurman.
  • 1899
  • Town becomes capital of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
  • Railway begins operating (Wadi Halfa-Khartoum).
  • Sudan Gazette (government newspaper) begins publication.

    • 20th century

  • 1902
  • Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories and Coptic Girls School open.
  • Population: 25,000.
  • 1903 - Gordon Memorial College opens.
  • 1905 - Military academy opens.
  • 1909 - Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge built to Halfaya.
  • 1911 - Sudan Herald begins publication.
  • 1912 - Cathedral Church of All Saints consecrated.
  • 1913 - Famine.
  • 1924
  • Demonstrations.
  • Flood.
  • Kitchener School of Medicine established.
  • 1926 - White Nile Bridge to Omdurman built.
  • 1928 - Unity High School for Girls founded.
  • 1946 - Flood.
  • 1950 - Al Khartoum Sports Club formed.
  • 1952 - Acropole Hotel in business.
  • 1954 - Population: 100,000 (approximate).
  • 1955 - Area of city: 7.9 square kilometers.
  • 1956
  • 1 January: City becomes capital of independent Republic of Sudan.
  • University of Khartoum established.
  • 1957
  • Municipal Stadium opens.
  • Khartoum American School established.
  • 1960 - Bank of Sudan headquartered in Khartoum.
  • 1962 - Industrial Bank of Sudan opens.
  • 1965 - Population: 173,500.
  • 1967 - August: Arab League summit held.
  • 1970
  • Area of city: 13.3 square kilometers.
  • Bank of Khartoum established.
  • 1971 - National Museum of Sudan established.
  • 1973
  • August: Anti-government unrest.
  • Saudi embassy held by Palestinian militants.
  • Population: 334,000.
  • 1974 - Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khartoum formed.
  • 1976 - Friendship Hall built.
  • 1977 - Oil pipeline to Port Sudan completed.
  • 1978 - July - Organisation of African Unity summit held.
  • 1980 - Area of city: 101.3 square kilometers.
  • 1983
  • September: Islamic law in effect.
  • University of Juba relocates to Khartoum (approximate date).
  • 1984
  • March: Teacher/doctor strike begins.
  • El-Sheikh Mosque built.
  • 1985
  • March: Economic protest.
  • Population: 1,611,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1988 - Flood.
  • 1990 - Population: 2,360,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1991
  • City becomes part of Khartoum federal state (administrative region).
  • Popular Arab and Islamic Congress held in city.
  • 1992 - Khartoum International Airport terminal opens.
  • 1993
  • Khartoum Bank Group formed.
  • Sudatel headquartered in Khartoum.
  • 1994 - Venezuelan criminal Carlos the Jackal arrested in Khartoum.
  • 1995
  • Khartoum Stock Exchange begins trading.
  • Population: 3,088,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1997 - Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company incorporated.
  • 1998
  • August: Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum North bombed by U.S. forces.
  • Area of city: 343.8 square kilometers.
  • 1999
  • Ibrahim Malik Islamic Center built.
  • Republican Palace Museum opens.
  • Greater Nile Oil Pipeline in operation.

    • 2000s

  • 2000
  • Khartoum Monitor newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 3,505,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2005
  • July: Demonstrations.
  • Citizen (Juba) newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 3,979,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • City designated an Arab Capital of Culture by Arab League/UNESCO.
  • 2006
  • January: African Union summit held.
  • March: Arab League summit held.
  • 2007 - Mac Nimir Bridge to Khartoum North built.
  • 2008
  • 10–12 May: City besieged by anti-government forces.
  • Population: 639,598.
  • 2009 - Tuti Bridge opens.

    • 2010s

  • 2010 - Population: 4,516,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2012
  • June: Economic protest.
  • October: al-Yarmook armament factory bombed.

    • References

    Timeline of Khartoum Wikipedia
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