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Timeline of Yangon

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Yangon, Myanmar.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 6th century CE - Dagon village founded by Mons.
  • 7th century - Town conquered by King Punnarika of Pegu, renamed "Aramana."
  • 1413 - Town occupied by Burmans.
  • 1460 - Palace built by Shin Sawbu.
  • 1755 - Dagon captured by Alaungpaya and renamed "Yangon."
  • 1768 - Earthquake.
  • 1790 - Peguans in power.
  • 1790s - British East India Company factory in business (approximate date).

    • 19th century

  • 1823 - Population: 30,000 (estimate).
  • 1824 - Battle of Rangoon.
  • 1825 - British in power.
  • 1827 - British occupation ends per Treaty of Yandabo.
  • 1841 - King Tharrawaddy in residence; city wall built.
  • 1850 - Fire.
  • 1852
  • April: Second Anglo-Burmese War begins; British in power.
  • City becomes capital of British Burma.
  • 1853 - Port of Rangoon established.
  • 1854 - Rangoon Chronicle begins publication.
  • 1860 - St. Paul's English High School established.
  • 1872
  • Population: 98,745.
  • Baptist College opens.
  • 1874 - 31 July: Municipality constituted.
  • 1876 - City area expanded.
  • 1877
  • Railway begins operating.
  • Central Railway Station built.
  • 1878 - Rangoon College established.
  • 1879 - City "separated from Hathawaddy District."
  • 1881 - Population: 134,176.
  • 1882 - Methodist Episcopal Girls School founded.
  • 1883
  • Inya Lake created.
  • Twante Canal opens.
  • 1888 - Income tax established.
  • 1891 - Population: 181,210.
  • 1893 - June: Riot.
  • 1899
  • General Hospital founded.
  • Saint Mary's Cathedral built.

    • 20th century

  • 1901
  • Strand Hotel opens.
  • Population: 234,881.
  • 1902 - Secretariat Building constructed.
  • 1906 - Victoria Memorial Park and Zoological Gardens opens.
  • 1911 - High Court building constructed.
  • 1912 - Gymkhana Ground (cricket) in use.
  • 1913 - Burma Art Club founded (approximate date).
  • 1920
  • Myoma National High School founded.
  • Governor's Residence built.
  • 1921 - City boundaries expanded.
  • 1922 - City incorporated.
  • 1926 - Scott's Market built.
  • 1927
  • BOC College of Engineering and Mining established.
  • Medical school building constructed.
  • 1930 - Race riots in Rangoon
  • 1931 - Population: 398,967.
  • 1936 - Yangon City Hall built.
  • 1937 - City becomes capital of Burma.
  • 1938 - Race riots in Rangoon
  • 1942 - Japanese occupation begins.
  • 1943
  • Biruma Shinbun newspaper begins publication.
  • 8 November: Bombing destroys Botataung Pagoda.
  • U Wisara Monument erected.
  • 1945 - Japanese occupation ends.
  • 1947 - Airport built.
  • 1948 - 4 January: City becomes capital of the independent Union of Burma.
  • 1952
  • National Museum of the Union of Burma opens.
  • Kaba Aye Pagoda built.
  • 1957 - Kyemon newspaper begins publication.
  • 1958 - The Botataung newspaper begins publication.
  • 1960 - Population: 1,284,642.
  • 1962
  • 7 July - Government guns down student protesters.
  • Bogyoke Aung San Museum established.
  • 1967 - 26 June: "Anti-Chinese riot."
  • 1968 - Planetarium established.
  • 1974 - Government guns down student protesters following U Thant's death
  • 1980 - Maha Wizaya Pagoda built.
  • 1983
  • 9 October: Bombing at Martyrs' Mausoleum.
  • Population: 2,513,023.
  • 1985 - Thuwunna Stadium opens.
  • 1988
  • 8 August: 8888 Uprising.
  • State Law and Order Restoration Council headquartered in city.
  • 1989 - City renamed "Yangon."
  • 1990 - Yangon City Development Committee established.
  • 1991 - National Theatre of Yangon opens.
  • 1992 - Asia World Group conglomerate headquartered in city.
  • 1996 - Myanmar Securities Exchange established.
  • 1998 - Myanmar Motion Picture Museum established.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Yangon City FM radio begins broadcasting.
  • 2005 - November: National capital relocated from Yangon to Naypyidaw.
  • 2007
  • September: Anti-government protests led by monks; crackdown.
  • Yangon International Airport terminal built.
  • 2008
  • 2 May: Cyclone Nargis.
  • September: Explosion near City Hall.
  • 2009 - Yangon United Football Club formed.
  • 2010
  • 16 April: Bombing near Kandawgyi Lake during Water Festival
  • Population: 4,348,000.
  • 2011 - Hla Myint becomes mayor.
  • 2012 - February: Shwedagon Pagoda Festival resumes.
  • 2013
  • January: Marathon held.
  • April: School fire.
  • 13 October: Bombings injure two people.
  • 14 October: Bombing injures one tourist.
  • December: Some events of 27th Southeast Asian Games take place.
  • 2014
  • population: 4,575,155 (2014 census)

    • References

    Timeline of Yangon Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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