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of the

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of the city of

Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...

, Coast Province,

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14th-18th centuries

* 1331 -

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, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa. * 1498 - 8 April:

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

anchors in port. * 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida. * 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built. * 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha. * 1529 - Portuguese in power. * 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey. * 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi. * 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese. * 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated. * 1631 - Portuguese "expelled." The sultan of Mombasa, christened Dom Jerónimo Chingulia, assassinated the Portuguese governor, reclaimed his Muslim name of Yusuf ibn al-Hasan, and ordered all Christians in the city to convert to Islam. * 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces. * 1635 - Fort Jesus repaired by Francisco de Seixas e Cabreira. * 1661 - Town sacked by

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i forces. * 1696 -

Siege of Fort Jesus The siege of Fort Jesus was an attack on the Portuguese fort of Fort Jesus at Mombasa by the army of the Ya'rubid ruler of Oman, Saif I bin Sultan, from 13 March 1696 to 13 December 1698. Siege The Yarubid dynasty had been expanding since the ...

i forces. * 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power. * 1728/9 - A Portuguese force from Goa again held Mombasa, but were driven out by the Muscat Arabs. * 1734 -

Mazrui The Mazrui or Mazar'i () were an Omani Arab clan that reigned over some areas of East Africa, especially Kenya, from the 18th to the 20th century. In the 18th century they governed Mombasa and other coastal places and opposed the Omani Al Bu Sa ...

in power.

19th century

* 1837 -

Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sayyid Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi ( ar, سعيد بن سلطان, , sw, Saïd bin Sultani) (5 June 1791 – 19 October 1856), was Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the fifth ruler of the Busaid dynasty from 1804 to 4 June 1856. His rule commenced fol ...

in power. * 1875 - A revolt against Zanzibar was put down with British assistance. * 1885 -

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Formation of the Hindu Union, and creation of Lord Shiva Temple (Shivaalay) in Central Mombasa. * 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the

British East Africa Company The Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEAC) was a commercial association founded to develop African trade in the areas controlled by the British Empire. The company was incorporated in London on 18 April 1888 and granted a royal charter by Q ...

;" town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate. * 1895 - Government Press established. * 1896 **

Kilindini Harbour Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya. It is at its deepest center, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of . It serves as the harbo ...

inaugurated. **

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branch and Mombasa Club established. * 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate). * 1899 - Post office built.

20th century

* 1901 ** Uganda Railway (

Kisumu Kisumu ( ) is the List of cities and towns in Kenya by population, third-largest city in Kenya after the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa (census 2019). It is the third-largest city after Kampala and Mwanza in the Lake Victor ...

-Mombasa) begins operating. ** '' African Standard'' newspaper begins publication. ** Jevanjee mosque built. * 1902 - Court of Kenya established. * 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded. * 1904 - Africa Hotel in business. * 1905 ** Mombasa Cathedral opens. ** Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi. * 1907 - Slavery abolished. * 1910 - Population: about 30,000. * 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya. * 1927 - ''Kenya Daily Mail''

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begins publication. * 1929 -

Makupa Causeway The Makupa Causeway () is a causeway linking Mombasa island to the Kenyan mainland. The road runs for approximately one and a half miles between the Magongo Circus and Makupa Circus. The causeway dissects Tudor Creek to the east and Port Re ...

built. * 1931 -

Nyali Bridge The Nyali Bridge is a concrete girder bridge connecting the city of Mombasa on Mombasa Island to the mainland of Kenya. The bridge crosses Tudor Creek (a tidal inlet) to the north-east of the island. The bridge is one of three road links ou ...

built. * 1937 -

Likoni Ferry The Likoni Ferry is a ferry service across the Kilindini Harbour, serving the Kenyan city of Mombasa between the Mombasa island side and the mainland suburb of Likoni. Two - four double-ended ferries alternate across the harbour, carrying both ...

begins operating. * 1944 -

Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa Established in 1944, the Aga Khan Hospital, in Mombasa Kenya, is part of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS). It is a 96-bed acute care facility offering health care. The hospital provides general medical services, specialist clinics and high-t ...

established. * 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens. * 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established. * 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built. * 1962 - Population: 179,575 urban agglomeration. *1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa. ** Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor. ** Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya. * 1973 ** 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa. ** Population: 301,000 urban agglomeration. * 1979 -

Moi International Airport Moi International Airport is an international airport in Mombasa, the second-largest city in Kenya. In 2020 the airport was heralded as the "Best Airport in Africa" (with under 2 million passengers annually) by Airports Council International. ...

expanded. * 1980 - New

built. * 1981 ** Mombasa Records Centre of the

Kenya National Archives Kenya National Archives and Documentation Services (KNADS) is situated at the edge of the central business district in downtown Nairobi along Moi Avenue next to Ambassadeur Hotel. The archives look out on the landmark Hilton Hotel, while on the r ...

established. **

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relationship established with

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, US. * 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built. * 1985 -

Mombasa Marathon The Mombasa International Marathon (formerly known as the Mombasa Marathon) is an annual marathon hosted in Mombasa, Kenya. Currently sponsored by County Government of Mombasa and Safaricom. This year the marathon prize money has been increased f ...

begins. * 1986 - Marine Park established. * 1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration). * 1998 -

Najib Balala Najib Balala (born 20 September 1967) is a Kenyan politician, the former Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, and the immediate former. He traces his ancestral origin to the hadhrami people of Yemen. M.P. for Mvita Constituency. He has been the par ...

becomes mayor. * 1999 **

Mombasa Republican Council Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...

formed. ** Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use. * 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).

21st century

* 2002 - 28 November:

2002 Mombasa attacks The 2002 Mombasa attacks was a two-pronged terrorist attack on 28 November 2002 in Mombasa, Kenya against an Israeli-owned hotel and a plane belonging to Arkia Airlines. An all-terrain vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Paradise Hote ...

. * 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini. * 2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration). * 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established. * 2009 ** Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor. ** Population: 523,183. * 2010 - Population: 905,627 (estimate). * 2012 ** 15 May: Grenade

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in Bella Vista nightclub. ** 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues. * 2013 ** October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues. ** Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as

Technical University of Mombasa Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) is a public university located in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya Tudor, along Tom Mboya avenue. It is amongst the oldest institution of higher learning in Kenya. It is one of the National Polytechnics ...

. * 2017 -

Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a standard-gauge railway (SGR) in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. This SGR runs parallel to the narrow-gauge Uganda R ...

begins operating.

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