Timeline of Ouagadougou

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

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Pre-19th century

19th century

20th century

View of Ouagadougou, 1970s COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een man op de fiets in de straten van Ouagadougou achter hem marktwaar dat hangend aan fietsen is uitgestald TMnr 20010507.jpg
View of Ouagadougou, 1970s

21st century

Aerial view of Ouagadougou, 2007 Ouaga aerial view.jpg
Aerial view of Ouagadougou, 2007

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