Timeline of Kinshasa

The following is a of the history of the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

19th century

14th -18th Century Kongo Kingdom reigned victorious throughout the land
1881 - LÃÂ©opoldville founded as a trading post by Henry Morton Stanley of the UK.
1885 - Town becomes part of Congo Free State.
1898 - MatadiÃ¢ÂÂKinshasa Railway built.

20th century

1900s-1950s

1908 - Town becomes part of Belgian Congo.
1909 - Banque du Congo Belge headquartered in LÃÂ©opoldville (approximate date).
1914 - Grand Hotel ABC built.
1917 - CollÃÂ¨ge Saint-Joseph founded.
1920 - Ligne AÃÂ©rienne du Roi Albert (airline) begins operating.
1923 - Capital of Belgian Congo relocated to Leopoldville from Boma.
1928 - ' newspaper begins publication.

1935 - Association Sportive Vita Club formed.

1936 - Daring Club Motema Pembe (football club) formed.

1937

Stade Reine Astrid (stadium) opens.

Radio Leo begins broadcasting.

Hotel Memling built.

1938 - Amicale Sportive Dragons football club formed.

1939 - Albert I of Belgium monument inaugurated on Place de la Gare.

1940 - Radio Congo Belge begins broadcasting.

1940s - Ngoma recording studio in business.

1943 - ÃÂcole Saint-Luc ÃÂ Gombe Matadi founded.

1952 - Stade Roi Baudouin (stadium) inaugurated.

1953

N'djili Airport inaugurated.

African Jazz (musical group) formed.

1954 - Lovanium University established.

1955

Boulevard Albert I constructed.

Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa founded.

1956

OK Jazz musical group formed.

Colonial Governor-General residence built.

1957 - AcadÃÂ©mie des Beaux-Arts (school) active.

1958

Trico Center for nuclear studies established.

(part of Unilever) headquartered in city.

1959

Anti-colonial riots led by the ABAKO political party.

L'independance newspaper begins publication.

1960s-1990s

1960

City becomes capital of independent Republic of the Congo.

Joseph Kulumba becomes bourgmestre, succeeded by Daniel Kanza.

1961 - American School founded.

1962

National School of Law and Administration founded.

Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile based in LÃÂ©opoldville.

1963

Boulevard Albert I renamed "Boulevard du 30 Juin".

Zoao Boniface becomes bourgmestre.

1964

City becomes capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Hotel Memling built.

Banque du Congo headquartered in city.

1965 - Centre d'etudes pour l'action sociale established.

1966 - LÃÂ©opoldville renamed "Kinshasa."

1967

September: Organisation of African Unity summit held.

National Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art established.

1969

Kinshasa International Fair begins.

Zaiko Langa Langa musical group formed.

1971

City becomes capital of Republic of Zaire.

Office National des Transports headquartered in city.

Inter Continental hotel in business.

1972 - ÃÂcole d'Informatique d'ÃÂlectronique founded.

1974

September: Zaire 74 music festival held.

30 October: The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match held.

Population: 2,008,352.

1975 - Sozacom building constructed.

1976 - Voix du Zaire broadcasting complex and building constructed.

1977 - Zekete-zekete musical style developed.

1979 - built.

1981 - University of Kinshasa established.

1982 - Le Potentiel newspaper begins publication.

1984 - Population: 2,664,309.

1985 - Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.

1988 - Madiaba musical style developed.

1989

Athletic Club Sodigraf formed.

' newspaper begins publication.
1990 - Population: 3,564,000 (urban agglomeration).
1991
Fundu Kota becomes governor.
September: "Riots...by unpaid soldiers."
October: Anti-Mobutu demonstrations.
1992 - Kibabu Madiata Nzau becomes governor, succeeded by Bernardin Mungul Diaka.
1994
Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste founded.
Kamanyola Stadium opens.
1996
Mujinga Swana becomes governor, succeeded by Nkoy Mafuta.
L'Avenir (Newspaper) begins publication.
8 January: Airplane crash.
1997
ThÃÂ©ophile Mbemba Fundu becomes governor.
April: General Gabriel Amela Lokima Bahati becomes governor.
May: City taken by anti-Mobutu forces led by Laurent-DÃÂ©sirÃÂ© Kabila.
Central Bank of the Congo headquartered in city.
1998
August: Second Congo War begins; rebel forces move toward city.
September: Food shortage.
1999 - United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo headquartered in Kinshasa.
2000 - Population: 5,611,000 (urban agglomeration).

21st century

2001
Christophe Muzungu becomes governor, succeeded by .
January: President Laurent-DÃÂ©sirÃÂ© Kabila assassinated.
2002
David Nku ImbiÃÂ© becomes governor.
Lola ya Bonobo animal sanctuary located near city.
2004
March: Coup attempt.
May: Jean Kimbunda becomes governor.
2005
Kimbembe Mazunga becomes governor.
Population: 7,106,000 (urban agglomeration).
2006
Post-election unrest.
Baudoin Liwanga becomes governor.
2007
March: Conflict between Bemba supporters and government forces.
16 March: AndrÃÂ© Kimbuta becomes governor.
City website online (approximate date).
2010 - 2 June: Activist Floribert Chebeya killed.
2011 - 27 February: Coup attempt.
2012
October: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie summit held.
Population: 9,046,000.
2013 - 30 December: December 2013 Kinshasa attacks by supporters of religious leader Mukungubila.
2014
11 May: Stade Tata RaphaÃÂ«l stampede.
(hospital) opens.
It's discovered that the origin of the HIV virus traces back to LÃÂ©opoldville in the 1920s.
2015 - January: 2015 Congolese protests.
2023: The 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

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