The following is a

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of the history of the

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Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1885 – French in power on

Tombo Island Tombo Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean at the tip of the Guinean Kaloum Peninsula, approximately east of the Iles de Los, Loos Islands. The island is the site where the capital Conakry was built on. It is the site of the old city of Co ...

. * 1891 – Conakry becomes capital of French colonial Riviéres du Sud. * 1893 – Conakry becomes part of colonial

French Guinea French Guinea (french: Guinée française) was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the current independent nation of Guinea. French Guinea was established by France in 1891, ...

20th century

Traffic cop in a square in downtown Conakry 1956

* 1904 – Conakry municipality established. * 1914 –

Kankan Kankan ( Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population, with a population of 1 980 130 people as of 2020. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the ...

-Conakry railway begins operating. * 1928 –

Cathedrale Sainte-Marie The Cathédrale Sainte-Marie is an important place of Christian worship in Conakry, Guinea. The yellow and red building is of considerable architectural interest. Monseigneur Raymond René Lérouge laid the foundation stone of the Cathedral in ...

construction begins. * 1937 – La Douce Parisette (musical group) active. * 1943 – Population: 21,217 city; 5,586 suburbs. * 1947 – Franco-Guinean Union (political party) headquartered in city. * 1948 – Population: 30,000 city. * 1951 –

Hafia Football Club Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall having dominated in 1960s and 70s, but t ...

formed. * 1954 – Hotel de France in business. * 1955 – Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry established. * 1956 –

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was am ...

elected mayor. * 1958 ** City becomes part of independent

. ** Population: 78,388 city. ** Area of city: 2,000 hectares. * 1959 –

Donka Hospital The Donka Hospital is a publicly owned hospital in Conakry, Guinea. It has inadequate facilities to handle demand, and many Guineans cannot afford its services. More than once in recent years the hospital has had to deal with a major influx of pa ...

built. * 1960 ** Camp Boiro concentration camp begins operating. **

Sandervalia National Museum The Sandervalia National Museum (french: Musée national de Sandervalia) is the national museum of Guinea, situated in the capital, Conakry. Most of the rooms are empty, but it contains a limited display of traditional objects from different re ...

established. * 1960s – Bembeya Jazz band active. * 1961 – ''Horoya'' newspaper begins publication. * 1962 **

Polytechnical Institute of Conakry Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry (in French ''L'Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry'', UGANC), is the largest university in Guinea and located in Dixinn Commune, Conakry, Guinea. The name is generally shortened to the University o ...

established. **

Stade du 28 Septembre Stade du 28 Septembre is a multi-purpose stadium in Conakry, Guinea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. In an attempt to host the 2023 African Cup of Nations (ANC), or Coupe d'Afrique de ...

opens. * 1964 ** Quinzaines Artistiques cultural festival begins. **

Hotel Palm Camayenne The Hotel Palm Camayenne is a hotel in Conakry, Guinea. Set beside the sea, it is one of Conakry's most famous (and most expensive) hotels. History The hotel was constructed by the Russians. It is built block-style, and most of the rooms have a ...

in business. ** Population: 175,000 urban agglomeration (including city). * 1966 – Palais du Peuple built. * 1967 – Population: 197,267 urban agglomeration (estimate). * 1970 – 22 November: Portuguese invasion of Guinea-Conakry. * 1971 ** January: Hanging of government officials on

8 November Bridge The 8 November Bridge (Pont 8 Novembre) is a bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of provid ...

. ** Monument du 22 Novembre 1970 erected. * 1973 – 20 January: Assassination of Bissau-Guinean revolutionary

Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (; – ) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, pan-Africanist, intellectual, poet, theoretician, revolutionary, political organizer, nationalist and diplomat. He was one of Africa's forem ...

. * 1975 – Horoya Athlétique Club formed. * 1982 –

Conakry Grand Mosque The Conakry Grand Mosque (french: Grande mosquée de Conakry / Mosquée Fayçal) is a mosque in Conakry, Guinea, located east of the Conakry Botanical Garden and beside the Donka Hospital. The mosque was built under Ahmed Sékou Touré with ...

opens. * 1983 ** Population: 100,000 city. ** Area of city: 6,900 hectares. * 1984 – March: Funeral of

. * 1985 –

Conakry International Airport Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its po ...

terminal built. * 1991 – City administration sectioned into 5

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

Dixinn Dixinn is an urban sub-prefecture in the Conakry Region of Guinea and one of five in the capital Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and ...

Kaloum Kaloum is an urban sub-prefecture in the Conakry Region of Guinea and one of five in the capital Conakry. Kaloum includes the city centre of Conakry. As of 2014 it had a population of 62,675 people. When Air Guinée existed, its head office w ...

, Matam,

Matoto Matoto is an urban sub-prefecture in the Conakry Region Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as ...

Ratoma Ratoma is an urban Sub-prefectures of Guinea, sub-prefecture in the Conakry Region of Guinea and one of five in the capital Conakry. As of 2014 it had a population of 653,934 people. References

Sub-prefectures of Conakry {{Guinea-ge ...

. * 1992 – '' Le Lynx'' satirical newspaper begins publication. * 1998 – Presidential Palace rebuilt. * 1999 – Hotel Mariador Palace in business.

21st century

* 2004 – Maison du Livre (bookshop) in business. * 2007 – January–February:

2007 Guinean general strike The 2007 Guinean general strike began on January 10, 2007. Guinea's trade unions and opposition parties called on President Lansana Conté to resign, accusing him of mismanaging the economy and abusing his authority. The strikers also accused ...

. * 2008 ** 26 September: Funeral of

Lansana Conté Lansana Conté (30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008

. ** 23 December: 2008 Guinean coup d'état. * 2009 – 28 September:

2009 Guinea protest The 2009 Guinean protests were an opposition rally in Conakry, Guinea on Monday, 28 September 2009, with about 50,000 participants protesting against the junta government that came to power after the Guinean ''coup d'état'' of December 2008. T ...

and crackdown. * 2010 – September: Pre-election unrest. * 2011 ** Nongo Stadium built. ** Population: 1,786,000 (urban agglomeration). * 2014 ** March: Conakry regional governor Sékou Resco Camara leaves office. ** Population: 1,659,785. * 2017 – City named

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by UNESCO.

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