Timeline of Nouakchott

The following is a of the history of the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania.

20th century

• 1903 - French military outpost built.
• 1908 - Military outpost abandoned.
• 1929 - French military outpost reactivated.
• 1952 - Rosso-Nouakchott highway constructed.
• 1958:
• Nouakchott site designated new capital of Mauritania; building of city begins.
• Radio de Mauritanie begins broadcasting.
• 1960:
• Capital of newly independent Mauritania moved to Nouakchott from Saint Louis.
• AS Garde Nationale (football club) formed.
• Palais de Justice (courthouse) built.
• 1961:
• National Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies built.
• Population: 5,807.
• 1965 - Population: 15,000 (estimate).
• 1966 - National School of Administration built.
• 1968 - Racial unrest.
• 1970:
• (school) founded.
• Population: 25,000.
• 1973 - ASC Police (football club) formed.
• 1974:
• Refugees from drought settle in Ksar Gadid.
• 5th and 6th arrondissements created.
• 1975:
• 25 miles of city streets were paved. Streetlights were installed and bus service started.
• Convention center constructed near city.
• Population: 104,054 (of which 54,000 living in shanty towns).
• 1976:
• June: City besieged by guerrilla Polisario Front forces.
• football club formed.
• 1977:
• July: City besieged by guerrilla Polisario Front forces again.
• Population: 134,704 (of which 81,467 living in shanty towns).
• 1978:
• Coup d'état. Overthrow of long-time President Moktar Ould Daddah.
• ACS Ksar (football club) formed.
• 1979 - ASAC Concorde (football club) formed.
• 1980 - ASC Nasr Zem Zem (football club) formed.
• 1981:
• Coup attempted and suppressed.
• University of Nouakchott established.
• National Archives, and National Library built.
• Population: at least 232,000.
• 1983 - Stade Olympique (stadium) opens.
• 1984 - Coup d'état. Overthrow of President Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla.
• 1986 - Friendship Port of Nouakchott opens.
• 1987 - Racial unrest.
• 1988 - Population: 393,325.
• 1989 - Curfew imposed in city after regional ethnic unrest.
• 1991 - 1 June: Windstorm.
• 1994 - Le Calame newspaper begins publication.
• 1995:
• "Bread riot" occurs.
• Al-Akhbar and Nouakchott Info newspapers begin publication.
• 1996 - Coup attempted and suppressed.
• 1999 - in business.
• 2000 - Population: 558,195.

21st century

• 2003 - June: Coup attempted and completely suppressed after two days of heavy fighting.
• 2004 - Plague of locusts.
• 2005:
• June: Anti-government protest.
• 3 August: 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état. Overthrow of long-time President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.
• 2008 - Population: 846,871 (estimate).
• 2011:
• January: 2011–12 Mauritanian protests begin.
• 2 February: "Al Qaeda suspects killed in a car blast."
• (school) established.
• 2012 - 12 July: Airplane crash occurs at Nouakchott International Airport.
• 2013 - Population: 958,399.
• 2014:
• March: Protest over Holy Koran desecration.
• Maty Mint Hamady becomes mayor of the city.
• Administrative regions Nouakchott-Nord, Nouakchott-Ouest, and Nouakchott-Sud created.
• 2016:
• Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport opens, Nouakchott International Airport closes.
• June: 2016 Arab League summit held in Nouakchott.

See also

• Nouakchott history ()

References

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