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of the

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of the

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of Kisangani,

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1875 - Town besieged by Arabs. * 1883 - Europeans arrive. * 1887 - Tippu Tip becomes governor of the

Stanley Falls District Stanley Falls District (french: District des Stanley Falls, nl, District Stanley Falls) was a district of the Congo Free State. It covered most of the eastern part of the colony along the Congo River south from Stanleyville (present-day Kisangani ...

in the colonial

Congo Free State ''(Work and Progress) , national_anthem = Vers l'avenir , capital = Vivi Boma , currency = Congo Free State franc , religion = Catholicism (''de facto'') , leader1 = Leopo ...

. * 1899 - Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Rosaire built.

20th century

* 1904 - Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Stanley Falls established. * 1906 - Ponthiérville-Stanleyville begins operating. * 1908 - Town becomes part of the colonial

Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colo ...

. * 1913 -

Justin Malfeyt Justin-Prudent-François-Marie Malfeyt (21 June 1862 – 26 December 1924) was a Belgian soldier, engineer and administrator. He served in various senior administrative positions in the Belgian Congo, including command of the Orientale and Kata ...

becomes governor of Orientale Province. * 1921 -

Ligne Aérienne du Roi Albert Ligne Aérienne du Roi Albert (LARA; "King Albert Airline") was a short-lived civilian airline in the Belgian Congo colony. History Belgium had set up the SNETA in 1919 to study the possibilities and options of civilian air transport. In Europe ...

(Leopoldville-Stanleville) airline begins operating. * 1930 - October: Tornado occurs. * 1935 - Town becomes seat of the newly formed Stanleyville province. * 1947 - Town becomes seat of the Orientale Province. * 1955 - AS Nika (football club) formed. * 1957 -

Bralima Brewery Brasseries, Limonaderies et Malteries SARL (Bralima), established in 1923 as the Brasserie de Léopoldville, is a brewing company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which operates six breweries. It has been owned by Heineken International ...

plant begins operating. * 1959 - Population: 126,533 (estimate). * 1960 ** 30 June: City becomes part of newly independent

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

. ** July: Unrest. * 1964 ** City taken by rebels during the

Simba rebellion The Simba rebellion, also known as the Orientale revolt, was a regional uprising which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1963 and 1965 in the wider context of the Congo Crisis and the Cold War. The rebellion, located in t ...

. ** November: occurs. ** Stanleyville becomes capital of the newly created People's Republic of the Congo. * 1966 ** July: Mercenaries' Mutiny attempted. ** Stanleyville renamed "Kisangani." * 1967 - Second Mercenaries' Mutiny occurs. * 1970 ** Belgian king Baudouin visits city. ** Population: 216,526. * 1971 ** Société Textile de Kisangani (manufactory) begins operating. ** City becomes seat of Haut-Zaïre province. * 1975 - Population: 297,888 (estimate). * 1980 - May: Catholic pope visits Kisangani. * 1981 -

University of Kisangani The University of Kisangani (UNIKIS) is located in the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded in 1963 by Protestant missionaries as the Free University of the Congo (french: Université libre du Congo, ULC); it ...

established. * 1984 - Population: 317,581. * 1986 - "Diamond deposits...first discovered." * 1991 - September: City "pillaged...by rampaging soldiers." * 1992 - November: Riverboat shutdown begins. * 1993 - December: City again looted by soldiers. * 1994 - Population: 417,517. * 1996 - November: City besieged by "Zairian soldiers fleeing the war zone" during the

First Congo War The First Congo War, group=lower-alpha (1996–1997), also nicknamed Africa's First World War, was a civil war and international military conflict which took place mostly in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo), with major spillo ...

. * 1997 ** March: City taken by rebel forces. ** City becomes seat of

Haut-Congo Haut-Congo Province was a province of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formed in April 1962 from part of the Orientale Province. In 1966 it was merged back into the reconstituted Orientale ...

province. * 2000 - June: Rwanda-Uganda armed conflict occurs in Kisangani.

21st century

* 2002 - 14–15 May: Massacr

* 2003 - August: Arrival via Congo river of "first commercial delivery from the capital since the fighting began in 1998." * 2007 -

Médard Autsai Asenga Médard Autsai Asenga (born 2 January 1942) is a Congolese politician who was governor of the former Orientale Province, and later a National Representative. Origins Médard Autsai Asenga was born in 1942. He was born into a modest family in Aru ...

becomes provincial governor. * 2008 - Guy Shilton Baendo Tofuli becomes mayor. * 2010 - National military Camp Base in operation (approximate date). * 2011 - 8 July: Airplane

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occurs at

Bangoka International Airport Not to be confused with Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport or Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport Kisangani Bangoka International Airport is an airport serving Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is east of the city. The ...

. * 2013 - Jean Bamanisa Saïdi becomes provincial governor. * 2015 - City becomes seat of Tshopo province (officially created in 2006). * 2016 - becomes governor of Tshopo province. * 2017 - Constant Lomata becomes governor of Tshopo province.

References

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Bibliography

;in English * * (Novel set in fictional town similar to Kisangani) * (Case study of Kisangani) * * * ;in French * * Élisabethville-Stanleyville par la route (Touring-Club du Congo belge, Léopoldville, 31 mars 1941, pp. 25–26 ; 30 avril 1941, pp. 46–47). * * * * *

Images

File:Moise Tshombe touring Stanleyville.jpg, Politician

Moïse Tshombe Moïse Kapenda Tshombe (sometimes written Tshombé) (10 November 1919 – 29 June 1969) was a Congolese businessman and politician. He served as the president of the secessionist State of Katanga from 1960 to 1963 and as prime minister of the Re ...

visits Stanleyville, 1964 File:Barrage tshopo.JPG, Hydroelectric dam on

Tshopo river The Tshopo River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It flows through the north of the city of Kisangani and joins the Lindi River just before that river enters the Congo River. It gives its name to the province of Tshopo. Basin T ...

, built in 1954-1955 (photo 2006) File:1997 Kisangani map txu-oclc-55793016.jpg, Map of Kisangani, 1997 File:Wahid Ali, company trainer for Congolese soldiers assigned to the Congolese Light Infantry Battalion, reviews basic military principles of entering and clearing a building at Camp Base in Kisangani, Congo, May 100505-F-FW561-055.jpg, Military training at Camp Base, Kisangani, 2010 {{Timelines of cities in Africa * Kisangani