Timeline of Bamako

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bamako, Mali.

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Prior to 20th century

• 16th century - Bambara in power. ^[1]
• c. 1650 - Sériba Niaré, allied with Biton Coulibaly of the Segou Empire, settles in the area. ^[2]
• c. 1700 - founding of the kafu of Bamako by Diamusa Niaré, Sériba's son. ^[2]
• 1806 - Mungo Park passes through Bamako. ^[3]
• c. 1825 - Bamako attacks Samaniana and is repulsed. Requests support from Da Mansong Diarra and destroys the town ^[2]
• 1880 - Mandinka Samory Touré in power (approximate date). ^[1]
• 1883
  • 1 February: Town occupied by French forces under command of Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes. ^[3]
  • April: Battles of Woyowoyanko, Samory Toure's forces repulsed just south of Bamako.
  • Fort built by French. ^[4]

20th century

Hippo statue, Boulevard de l'indépendance, erected 1990s (photo 2008)

• 1903 -
  • Kafo-tigi Dioke Niaré dies. The family's slaves claim their freedom. ^[2]
  • French fort demolished. ^[4]
• 1904 - Koulikoro-Bamako railway built. ^[3]
• 1906 - Chamber of commerce established. ^{[5] [6]}
• 1907 - Palais de Koulouba  [ fr ] (presidential residence) built. ^[7]
• 1908 - 23 May: Capital of French colonial Upper Senegal and Niger relocated to Bamako from Kayes. ^[8]
• 1919 - Bamako becomes a "commune-mixte" (form of administration).^(fr)
• 1920
  • Bamako becomes capital of colonial French Sudan. ^[9]
  • Population: 16,000 (estimate). ^[9]
• 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako active. ^[10]
• 1923 - Dakar-Bamako railroad begins operating.
• 1924 - Monument aux héros de l'Armee Noire  [ fr ] dedicated. ^[11]
• 1927 - Sacred Heart Cathedral built.
• 1929 - "Submersible causeway to Sotuba" built across the Niger River. ^[4]
• 1933 - Ecole Artisanale du Soudan (art school) established (later Institut National des Arts de Bamako).
• 1934 - Institut de la Lèpre (medical entity) begins operating. ^[3]
• 1936 - Population: 21,000 (estimate). ^[12]
• 1945 - Population: 36,000 (estimate). ^[12]
• 1946 - Rassemblement Démocratique Africain political party headquartered in city. ^[8]
• 1947 - Dakar–Niger Railway labor strike. ^[4]
• 1948 - Photographer Seydou Keïta in business. ^{[13] [14]}
• 1949 - L'Essor newspaper begins publication. ^[6]
• 1953 - Sudanese Museum opens.
• 1956 - Modibo Keïta elected mayor. ^[15]
• 1958
  • Vincent Auriol Bridge built. ^[4]
  • Photographer Malick Sidibé in business.
  • Population: 76,000. ^[12]
• 1960
  • City becomes capital of the Republic of Mali. ^[4]
  • Djoliba AC (football club) formed.
  • Stade Modibo Kéïta (stadium) opens.
  • Population: 130,00 urban agglomeration. ^[16]
• 1963 - École Normale Supérieure of Bamako opens.
• 1965
  • Centre français de documentation de Bamako  [ fr ] founded.
  • Population: 168,000. ^[12]
• 1970s - Grand Mosque of Bamako built.
• 1972 - Population: 225,000 (estimate). ^[12]
• 1974 - Twin city relationship established with Angers, France.
• 1975 - Sister city relationship established with Rochester, New York, United States.
• 1976 -
  • Population 419,239
• 1977 - 18 May: Funeral of Modibo Keita. ^[3]
• 1978
  • District of Bamako created, consisting of six communes: Commune I, II, III, IV  [ fr ], V, and VI  [ fr ], each with its own mayor.^(fr)
  • Groupe Bogolan Kasobané (artisan group) formed. ^[17]
• 1980 - March: Saharan states summit held in city. ^[3]
• 1982 - National Museum of Mali active. ^[17]
• 1983 - Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali headquartered in city.
• 1984 - October: Meeting of Economic Community of West African States held in city. ^[3]
• 1987
  • "Islamic centre" built. ^[8]
  • African health ministers meet in city, adopt "Bamako Initiative" for healthcare.
  • Population: 658,275 in city. ^[18]
• 1989 - Les Échos newspaper begins publication. ^[6]
• 1990s - Hippopotamus statue  [ fr ] erected.
• 1991
  • 22 March: Anti-government protest; crackdown. [19]
  • 26 March: 1991 Malian coup d'état occurs. ^[19]
• 1992
  • 19 January: Malian municipal election, 1992  [ fr ] held.
  • King Fahd Bridge opens.
• 1994
  • Rencontres africaines de la photographie biennial exhibit begins. ^[14]
  • BCEAO Tower built.
• 1995 - Monument de l'Indépendance and Monument to the Martyrs dedicated. ^{[11] (fr)}
• 1996
  • University of Bamako opens.
  • Monument to Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly dedicated. ^{[11] [20] (fr)}
• 1998
  • Cadre de promotion pour la formation en photographie de Bamako  [ fr ] established.
  • Ibrahima N'Diaye becomes district mayor.
  • Population: 1,016,167 in city. ^[21]
• 2000
  • Fresques murales de Koulouba (monument) built. ^{[11] (fr)}
  • Monument to Kwame Nkrumah dedicated. ^{[11] (fr)}
  • Sister city relationship established with São Paulo, Brazil.

21st century

• 2001
  • Kita-Bamako road constructed. ^[22]
  • Stade du 26 Mars (stadium) opens.
• 2002
  • 2002 African Cup of Nations football contest held in Bamako.
  • Monument to Patrice Lumumba dedicated. ^{[11] (fr)}
• 2003 - Moussa Badoulaye Traoré  [ fr ] becomes district mayor.
• 2005
  • Budapest-Bamako car race begins.
  • Geekcorps office established.
• 2007 - Adama Sangaré  [ fr ] becomes district mayor.
• 2009
  • Institut national de la statistique (Mali)  [ fr ] headquartered in city.
  • Population: 1,810,366 urban agglomeration. ^[23]
• 2011
  • Université des lettres et des sciences humaines de Bamako  [ fr ], Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako  [ fr ], Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako  [ fr ], Université des sciences sociales et de gestion de Bamako  [ fr ] established. ^[24]
  • Institut français du Mali  [ fr ] active.
• 2015 - 20 November: 2015 Bamako hotel attack occurs in Hippodrome.
• 2016 - 21 March: Attack on headquarters of the European Union military training mission in Bamako. ^[25]
• 2022 -
  • Population 4,227,569 in capital district ^[26]

See also

• Bamako history
• Timeline of Mali  [ fr ]

References

1. Heath 2010.
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3. Pascal James Imperato; Gavin H. Imperato (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mali (4th ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6402-3. (Includes chronology)
4. Dulucq 2005.
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12. Josef Gugler; William G. Flanagan (1978). "Population of West African Capital Cities, 1920-76". Urbanization and Social Change in West Africa . Cambridge University Press. p.  41. ISBN   978-0-521-29118-7.
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15. École normale supérieure de Bamako 1993.
16. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.
17. Bernard Gardi, "Mali", Oxford Art Online . Retrieved 7 July 2017.
18. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York: United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division. 1997. pp. 262–321.
19. Cybriwsky 2013.
20. "Dédicaces à Ouezzin Coulibaly et à Abdoul Karim Camara", L'Essor (in French), Bamako, 1 June 1996
21. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2005. United Nations Statistics Division.
22. Sweco; Nordic Consulting Group (2003), Review of the Implementation Status of the Trans African Highways and the Missing Links (PDF), Vol. 2: Description of Corridors, African Development Bank and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
23. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2015. United Nations Statistics Division. 2016.
24. "Assemblée nationale: feu vert pour la modification du code du travail et l'éclatement de l'université de Bamako" [National Assembly: green light for the modification of the labor code and the break-up of the University of Bamako], L'Essor (in French), 9 December 2011, archived from the original on 17 July 2012
25. "EU's military mission in Mali attacked by gunmen", Guardian, 21 March 2016
26. "Mali: Regions, Major Cities & Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-09-27.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

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• Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Bamako, Mali". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN   0415234794.
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• "Bamako," New Encyclopedia of Africa 2nd Edition, editors John Middleton and Joseph Miller (Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008)
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• Roman A. Cybriwsky (2013). "Bamako". Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 30–31. ISBN   978-1-61069-248-9.
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in French

• Marie-Louise Villien-Rossi (1963). "Bamako, capitale du Mali". Cahiers d'Outre-Mer (in French). 16– via Persee.fr.
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• Monique Bertrand (1998). "Marchés fonciers en transition: le cas de Bamako (Mali)". Annales de géographie (in French). 107 (602): 381–409. doi:10.3406/geo.1998.20863 – via Persee.fr.
• Sébastien Philippe (2009). Une histoire de Bamako (in French). Grandvaux. ISBN   978-2-909550-64-0.
• Kévin Croix; et al. (2013). "Quelle 'place' pour des pêcheurs urbains? Le cas de Bamako (Mali)" [Which 'place' for urban fishermen? The case of Bamako]. Cybergeo (in French) (648). doi: 10.4000/cybergeo.25977 – via Revues.org.

External links

• "(Bamako)". Directory of Open Access Journals . UK. (Bibliography of open access articles)
• "(Bamako)" – via Europeana. (Images, etc.)
• "(Bamako)" – via Digital Public Library of America. (Images, etc.)
• "(Bamako)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa . Germany: Frankfurt University Library. (Bibliography)
• "(Bamako)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre. (Bibliography)
• "(Bamako)". AfricaBib.org . (Bibliography)
• "Bamako, Mali". BlackPast.org . United States. 10 February 2015.
• "Mali: Bamako". ArchNet . Archived from the original on 21 May 2006.