Timeline of Addis Ababa

The following is a historical events of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, including its formation prior to 20th century by chronology.

Prior to 20th century

• 15th-century – "Barara" was identified as possible location of the city
• 1450 – Italian cartographer, Fra Mauro depicted the city standing between Mounts Zikwala and Menegasha
• 1529 — Ethiopian-Adal War, the Adal Sultanate entirely sacked the city under general Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi .
• 1884 – Mount Entoto was founded by Negus and later Emperor Menelik II
• 1886 — The city's former name called Finfinne renamed "Addis Ababa" ("New Flower") by Taytu Betul, Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire.
• 1889 — Population: 15,000 (estimate).
• 1891 — Ethiopian Empire capital relocated to Addis Ababa from Entoto (approximate date).
• 1896 — St. George's Cathedral built.
• 1897
• Harar-Addis telephone line constructed.
• Hospital opens.

20th century

• 1903 — Eucalyptus trees planted.
• 1904
• Mint established.
• Asmara — Addis telephone line constructed.
• 1906 — Telegraph office and Menelik II school established.
• 1907
• Ras Makonnen bridge constructed.
• Itegue Taitu Hotel in business.
• 1908 — Tefere Makonnen high school established.
• 1913 — Courrier d'Ethiopie newspaper begins publication.
• 1917 — Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway begins operating.
• 1922
• Nasibu Emmanual becomes mayor.
• Leprosy hospital built.
• 1924 — Medhane Alem school established.
• 1928 — Empress Menen school established.

1930s–1940s

• 1930
• 2 November: Haile Sellasie crowned "King of Kings of Ethiopia."
• Guenete Leul Palace built.
• Population: 80,000 (estimate).
• 1935 — Hager Fikir Association formed.
• 1936
• April: Aerial bombing by Italian forces.
• 5 May: City taken by Italian forces.
• City becomes capital of Italian East Africa.
• Giuseppe Bottai becomes governor, succeeded by Alfredo Siniscalchi.
• 1937
• 19 February - Attempted assassination of Rodolfo Graziani at Viceregal Palace.
• 19–20 February: Crackdown by Italian forces on Ethiopian population.
• 1938 — Francesco Camero Medici becomes governor.
• 1939 — Enrico Cerulli becomes governor, succeeded by Guglielmo Nasi.
• 1940
• Giuseppe Daodice becomes governor.
• Hailé Sélassié Stadium opens.
• 1941
• Agenore Frangipani becomes governor.
• 5 May: Haile Selassie returns.
• Addis Zemen Amharic-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1942 — Holy Trinity Cathedral built.
• 1943 — Haile Selassie I school established.
• 1944 — Public library inaugurated.
• 1945 — Anbessa City Bus Service founded.
• 1947 — Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce founded.

1950s–1960s

• 1950 — University College of Addis Ababa established.
• 1952 — Prince Makonnen school established.
• 1955 — Jubilee Palace and Haile Sellasie I Theatre built.
• 1958
• Institute of Archaeology founded.
• Economic Commission for Africa headquartered in city.
• 1960
• December: Coup attempt.
• Koka Dam constructed.
• 1961
• Bole Airport established.
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• 1963
• Organization of African Unity headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• Orchestra Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Bank, and Addis Ababa University's Institute of Ethiopian Studies established.
• 1965
• Council of the Oriental Orthodox Churches held.
• Population: 560,000.
• 1966
• Centre International de Developpement et de Recherche and Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• University Students' Union of Addis Ababa established.

1970s–1980s

• 1974
• February: Demonstrations.
• Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in operation.
• 1975
• Population: 1,161,267.
• Kebeles established.
• 1977
• February: Coup at Menelik Palace.
• Alemu Abebe becomes mayor.
• 1984
• Addis Ababa Museum established.
• Population: 1,412,575.
• 1987 — City becomes capital of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

1990s

• 1991
• Finfinne become the capital city of the Oromia Region.
• City taken by Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.
• An ammunition warehouse explodes, killing 100
• Ethiopian Economic Association headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• 1992 — Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• 1994
• Theological College of the Holy Trinity re-opens.
• Population: 2,112,737.
• 1995
• Addis Ababa "given the status of self-governed city."
• The Reporter newspaper begins publication.
• 1996
• Addis Chamber International Trade Fair begins (approximate date).
• Goshu Art Gallery and Asni Gallery founded.
• 1998 — Addis Ababa Ring Road construction begins.
• 1999
• Mojo-Addis Ababa highway constructed.
• Ethiopian National Archives and Library established.

21st century

2000s

• 2000
• City administrative areas reorganized into 10 sub-cities: Arada, Addis Ketema, Akaki Kalati, Bole, Cherkos, Gulele, Kolfe Keranio, Lideta, Nefas Silk, and Yeka.
• Oromia's capital relocated from Finfinne to Adama.
• Addis Ababa Women Entrepreneurs Association and Universal Arts and Crafts gallery established.
• November: Burial of Haile Selassie.

• 2001 — City plan adopted.
• 2002
• African Union headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• AIDS Resource Center launched.
• Population: 2,646,000.
• Bole Airport new terminal opens.
• 2003 — Arkebe Oqubay becomes mayor.
• 2004 — Ethiopian Orthodox Library-Museum inaugurated.
• 2005
• Oromia's capital restored to Addis Ababa
• Election protest.
• 2006
• 12 May: Bombings.
• Federation of African Societies of Chemistry headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• 2007
• Addis International Film Festival begins.
• Dembel Mall built.
• 2008
• Addis Ababa Women’s Affairs Bureau established.
• Kuma Demeksa becomes mayor.
• April–May: African Championships in Athletics held.
• 2009 — Cinema Yoftahe opens.

2010s

• 2011 — Jazzamba Lounge (nightclub) in business.
• 2012
• Muslim protest.
• African Union Conference Center inaugurated.
• 2013 — 2 June: Anti-government protest.
• 2017
• Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway in operation.
• The Koshe landfill collapses, burying stick and brick houses, killing many people.
• Population: 4,215,965 (estimate).
• 2018
• Takele Uma Benti becomes mayor.

2020s

• 2020
• Adanech Abebe becomes a Deputy mayor, being the first female mayor to hold a position.
• 2021
• Adanech Abebe reelected as a mayor
• United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces groups close in on Addis Ababa and threaten to take it.

See also

• History of Addis Ababa

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and the Italian Wikipedia.

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