Timeline of Kampala

The following is a of the history of the city of Kampala, Buganda, Uganda.

Prior to 20th century

• 1881 - Kasubi Tombs built.
• 1885 - Mengo Palace built.
• 1894
• Uganda Protectorate established.
• Anglican church built on Namirembe Hill.
• 1897 - Mengo Hospital founded.

20th century

• 1901 - Kampala Sports Club formed.
• 1903 - Nsambya Hospital founded.
• 1904 - St. Paul's church built in Mengo.
• 1905 - Government station relocated to Nakasero Hill.
• 1906
• Kampala designated a township; its area includes Mengo, Nakasero, Namirembe, Nsambya, and Lubaga hills.
• Population: 30,000.
• 1908 - Uganda Museum founded.
• 1910 - Goan Institute established.
• 1911 - Kampala Club founded.
• 1913 - Indian Association formed.
• 1915 - Port Bell-Kampala railway begins operating.
• 1917 - Kampala Public Library established.
• 1921 - Central Council of Indian Associations of Uganda headquartered in Kampala.
• 1922
• Technical school established.
• Population: 40,000 (approximate).
• 1925 - Speke Hotel in business.
• 1929 - Entebbe airfield begins operating.
• 1931 - Uganda Railway begins operating.
• 1948 - Catholic Vicariate of Kampala established.
• 1949
• Kampala gains "municipal status".
• Population: 58,000.
• 1950 - 28 July: Knifing at hospital.
• 1955 - Butabika Hospital opens.
• 1957 - Lugogo Cricket Oval in use.
• 1958 - Bulange constructed.
• 1959
• Serwano Kulubya becomes mayor.
• Population: 46,735 city; 123,332 urban agglomeration.
• 1962 - Kampala becomes capital of Uganda.
• 1963 - City becomes part of republic of Uganda.
• 1964
• Uganda Public Libraries Board headquartered in city.
• Nommo Gallery established.
• 1965 - Apollo Hotel in business.
• 1966 - Battle of Mengo Hill.
• 1967
• East African Development Bank headquartered in Kampala.
• Ugandan National Theatre established.
• 1968 - Kawempe, Kyambogo, Luzira, Makindye, Mmengo, Nakawa, Nakulabye, Natete, and Ntinda villages become part of Kampala.
• A. G. Mehta, a Member of Parliament and member of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), becomes the mayor of Kampala.
• 1969
• Catholic pope visits city.
• Mayor A.G. Mehta dies in office on March 10.
• Population: 330,700 urban agglomeration.
• 1970 - Crested Towers built.
• 1971 - 25 January: Coup.
• 1975
• July: Organisation of African Unity summit meeting held.
• Kibuli Hospital founded.
• 1978 - October: Uganda–Tanzania War begins.
• 1979 - 11 April: Fall of Kampala.
• 1980
• Uganda House built.
• Population: 458,503.
• 1986
• City taken by National Resistance Army rebels.
• Watoto Church founded.
• 1991 - Population: 774,241.
• 1994
• Monitor newspaper begins publication.
• 26 June: Shooting at wedding.
• Sanyu TV begins broadcasting.
• 1996
• Nasser Sebaggala becomes mayor.
• International Hospital Kampala founded.
• 1997 - Namboole Stadium opens.
• 1998 - Bugala study center established.
• 1999
• John Ssebaana Kizito becomes mayor.
• Communications House built.

21st century

• 2001
• City limits expanded.
• Red Pepper newspaper begins publication.
• Workers' House and Amamu House built.
• 2002
• Baganda political demonstration.
• Population: 1,189,142.
• 2004 - The Observer newspaper begins publication.
• 2005
• East African Business Week begins publication.
• Uganda Buddhist Centre founded.
• October: Funeral of Milton Obote.
• 2006
• Nasser Sebaggala becomes mayor again.
• Kampala Mosque and skateboarding half-pipe built.
• Kampala Serena Hotel in business.
• 2007
• April: Racial unrest.
• November: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007.
• The Independent news magazine begins publication.
• Uganda Community Libraries Association headquartered in Kampala.
• Imperial Royale Hotel in business.
• Tabu Flo dance troupe formed.
• 2008 - Memonet (media network) formed.
• 2009 - September: Conflict between Buganda partisans and police.
• 2010
• March: Student unrest.
• 11 July: Bombings.
• Rolling Stone newspaper begins publication.
• 2011
• April: Economic protest.
• Erias Lukwago becomes mayor.
• Population: 1,659,000.
• 2012 - Mapeera House (Centenary Bank) built.
• 2013
• Google office in business.
• Writivism Literary Festival begins.
• Air pollution in Kampala reaches annual mean of 104 PM2.5 and 170 PM10, much higher than recommended.
• 2014
• DFCU Group & DFCU Bank move into their new headquarters at DFCU House.
• Population: 1,507,114.
• 2021 - Attempted assassination of Katumba Wamala

See also

• Kampala Capital City Authority
• History of Uganda

References

Bibliography

• (about Kampala)
• T. Goodfellow (2010). “’The bastard child of nobody’? Anti-planning and the institutional crisis in Kampala”, Crisis Research Centre.
• S. Lwasa (2010). “Adapting urban areas in Africa to climate change: the case of Kampala”, Current Opinion in Environment and Sustainability, Vol. 2.
• (Includes articles about Kampala)
• T. Goodfellow and K. Titeca. (2012). ‘Presidential intervention and the changing ‘politics of survival’ in Kampala’s informal economy’, Cities, Vol. 29 (4).
• Tom Goodfellow. ‘Urban planning in Africa and the politics of implementation: contrasting patterns of state intervention in Kampala and Kigali’, in: Arlt, V. and Macamo, E. and Obrist, B., (eds.) Living the City. Zurich: Lit Verlag, 2013.

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