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of the
history
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of the city of
Bangui
Bangui () (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi ...
,
Central African Republic
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.
19th century
* 1889 - French military post established at crossing of
Mpoko River and
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River (), also spelled Oubangui, is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River in the region of Central Africa. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m3/s) and Uele Rivers (mean annual discharge ...
.
* 1891 - French military post relocated to present site of city.
20th century
* 1904 - 1 July: Bangui becomes administrative seat of French colonial
Ubangi-Shari
Ubangi-Shari (french: Oubangui-Chari) was a French colony in central Africa, a part of French Equatorial Africa.
It was named after the Ubangi and Chari rivers along which it was colonised. It was established on 29 December 1903, from the U ...
.
* 1906 - 11 December: Bangui becomes administrative seat of French colonial Ubangi-Shari-Chad.
* 1912
** Bangui becomes a .
**
Jean Marchessou becomes mayor.
( fr)
* 1916 - Population: 4,003.
* 1920 - Hôtel du Gouverneur built.
* 1932 - Population: 16,903.
* 1935 - Chamber of Commerce established.
* 1937 -
Cathédrale Notre-Dame built.
* 1945 -
Olympic Real de Bangui
Olympic Real de Bangui is a football (soccer) club from Central African Republic based in Bangui. Previously its name was Réal Olympique Castel.
Achievements
* Central African Republic League : 12
:: 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1982, 2000, 2001, 200 ...
(football club) formed.
* 1947 - City Hall and
Ngaragba Central Prison The Ngaragba Central Prison, the national prison for men is located in Bangui
Bangui () (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French ...
built.
* 1955
** Bangui becomes a .
**
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
History
* 1909.05.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari from the Apostolic Vicariate ...
established.
* 1956
** Municipal election held;
Barthélemy Boganda
Barthélemy Boganda (c. 1910 – 29 March 1959) was a Central African politician and independence activist. Boganda was active prior to his country's independence, during the period when the area, part of French Equatorial Africa, was administe ...
elected mayor.
** Population: 72,000.
* 1958
** headquartered in city.
** active.
* 1960 - City becomes part of independent Central African Republic.
* 1963 - Bangui designated headquarters of the
Organisation of African Unity
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.
* 1964
** Bangui becomes a
commune autonome.
** Population: 111,266.
* 1966 -
Boganda National Museum opens.
* 1967 -
Bangui M'Poko Airport begins operating.
* 1969 -
University of Bangui
The University of Bangui (french: Université de Bangui) is a public university located in Bangui, Central African Republic.
History
Before independence in Oubangui-Chari (later to be called the Central African Republic), most students going on t ...
founded.
* 1971
** Population: 187,000 (estimate).
** Across river from Bangui, town of
Zongo founded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
* 1977 - 4 December:
Coronation of Bokassa I
The coronation of Bokassa I as the Emperor of Central Africa took place on 4 December 1977 at a sports stadium in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Empire. It was the only coronation in the history of the Empire—a short-lived one-party ...
.
* 1979
** April: Student protest; crackdown.
** September:
Operation Caban
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History
By ...
.
* 1981 - March: Post-election unrest.
* 1984 - Population: 473,817 (estimate).
* 1986 - ''E le Songo''
newspaper
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begins publication.
* 1987 -
DFC 8ème Arrondissement (football club) formed.
* 1990 - National
Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunications headquartered in city.
* 1996 - May: Military mutiny occurs in Bangui.
* 2000
** begins broadcasting from Bangui.
**
Cécile Guéret becomes mayor.
21st century
* 2003
** 15 March:
Bozizé stages governmental
coup in Bangui.
**Bozizé replaces Guéret with .
** Population: 531,000.
* 2005 - August: Flood.
* 2006 -
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium
Stade Barthélemy Boganda, in Bangui, is the national stadium of the Central African Republic. It is located at Complexe Sportif Barthélemy Boganda and it is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium has a maximu ...
opens.
* 2009 - March: "French troops reportedly deploy in Bangui after rebels infiltrate the capital."
* 2010 - 15 January:
Solar eclipse.
* 2012 - Population: 750,000.
* 2013
** 23 March: "
Séléka
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rebels overrun the capital and
seize power" during the
Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)
{{Infobox military conflict
, conflict = Central African Republic Civil War
, image =
, caption = Current military situation in Central African Republic
(For a detailed map of the current military situation, see ...
.
** March–December: Violent unrest; many killed.
** Residents flee city; refugee camps develop around airport and elsewhere.
** June:
Catherine Samba-Panza
Catherine Samba-Panza (born 26 June 1954) is a Central African lawyer and politician who served as interim President of the Central African Republic from 2014 to 2016. She was the first woman to hold the post of head of state in that country, as ...
appointed mayor.
* 2014
** February:
Hyacinthe Wodobodé becomes mayor.
** May:
European Union Force RCA "troops take charge of security at the airport in Bangui."
** 28 May:
Church of Fatima attacked.
* 2015
** September: "Communal clashes break out in Bangui after Muslim taxi-driver attacked."
** November: Catholic pope
visits city.
* 2016
** May: becomes mayor.
** October: Anti-UN protest; crackdown.
** December: Refugee camp at airport dismantled.
* 2018 - 1 May: Attack occurs at Notre Dame de Fatima church.
See also
*
Bangui history
*
References
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File:Bangui city.jpg, City Hall, built 1947
File:Paddlers Battle to Get Ahead (5229142736).jpg, Boat race, 2010
File:Solar annular eclipse of January 15, 2010 in Bangui, Central African Republic.JPG, Solar eclipse, 2010
File:Refugees of the fighting in the Central African Republic observe Rwandan soldiers being dropped off at Bangui M'Poko International Airport in the Central African Republic Jan. 19, 2014 140119-F-RN211-760.jpg, Refugees at Bangui Airport, January 2014
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