Timeline of Ouagadougou

The following is a of the history of the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Pre-19th century

• 11-12th centuries - founding of Wagadugu by Soninke Wangara merchants.
• 14th century - conquest of Wagadugu by the Mossi people. According to legend, they were led by Oubri, a grandson of Ouedraogo.
• 15th century - founding of the Wagadugu Kingdom
• c. 1495 - Wagadugu assumes an important position among the Mossi States.

19th century

• early 19th century - Moro-Naba Doulougou converts to Islam, builds the first mosque in Ouagadougou.
• 24 September 1886 - Gottlob Adolf Krause becomes the first known European to visit Ouagadougou.
• 5 September 1896 - Ouagadougou taken by French forces; city burned.

20th century

• 1904 - Population: 4,000 (estimate).
• 1919 - Ouagadougou designated capital of French colonial Upper Volta. Lt. Governor Edouard Hesling begins a large building program.
• 1920 - Population: 19,332.
• 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou established.
• 1932 - Upper Volta becomes part of Côte d'Ivoire; capital moves from Ouagadougou.
• 1936 - Ouagadougou Cathedral built.
• December 1954 - Railway link to Abidjan opens. Population begins to grow rapidly.
• 1955
• Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway begins operating.
• Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou (football club) formed.
• 1956 - Joseph Ouédraogo becomes mayor.
• 1960 - City becomes capital of independent Burkina Faso.
• 1961
• Population: 59,126.
• Joseph Conombo becomes mayor.
• 1966 - Population: 77,500 (estimate).
• 1969 - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou begins.
• 1972 - Koupéla-Ouagadougou road built.
• 1974 - University of Ouagadougou founded.
• 1977 - Santos FC (football club) formed.
• 1982 - Boromo-Ouagadougou road built.
• 1983 - Population: 307,937 (estimate).
• 1984 - Stade du 4 Août (stadium) opens.
• 1986 - Bobo-Dioulasso-Ouagadougou road built.
• 1990 - AS SONABEL (football club) formed.
• 1991
• Le Pays newspaper begins publication.
• Population: 634,479 (estimate).
• 1995 - Simon Compaoré becomes mayor.
• 1996
• Radio Salankoloto begins broadcasting.
• Population: 709,736.
• 1998 - 28 February: 1998 African Cup of Nations Final football contest played in Ouagadougou.

21st century

• 2004
• November: Meeting of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie held in city.
• Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
• 2006 - Population: 1,475,223.
• 2007
• August: 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships held in city.
• United States military drone base established at airport.
• 2014 - October–November: 2014 Burkinabé uprising.
• 2016
• 15 January: 2016 Ouagadougou attacks by militant Islamists occur.
• Armand Béouindé becomes mayor.
• 2017 - 13 August: 2017 Ouagadougou attack.
• 2019 population at 2,415,266 at 2019 census
• 2026 Population expected to hit 3,689,330 by the end of the year.

See also

• Ouagadougou history (, )

References

Bibliography

in English

• (Includes articles about Ouagadougou)

in French

External links

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• https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/burkina-faso/ouagadougou for estimated population of 2026