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Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

20th century

* 1907 - Kigali founded by Europeans in

German East Africa German East Africa (GEA; german: Deutsch-Ostafrika) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mozam ...

when German

Richard Kandt Richard Kandt (17 December 1867, in Posen – 29 April 1918, in Nuremberg; original name Kantorowicz) was a German physician and explorer of Africa. Life Richard Kandt started as a psychiatrist in Bayreuth and Munich. Between 1897 and 1904 he ...

"sets up an administrative residence." * 1913 - Catholic Sainte-Famille Church built. * 1919 ** Belgians in power. ** Commissaire Royal du Gouvernement Belge headquartered in Kigali. * 1922 - Kigali becomes part of Belgian colonial

Ruanda-Urundi Ruanda-Urundi (), later Rwanda-Burundi, was a colonial territory, once part of German East Africa, which was occupied by troops from the Belgian Congo during the East African campaign in World War I and was administered by Belgium under militar ...

. * 1959 - Population: 4,273 (estimate). * 1962 ** Kigali becomes capital of independent Republic of Rwanda. ** Population: 6,000 (approximate). * 1964 -

National Bank of Rwanda The National Bank of Rwanda ( rw, Banki Nkuru Y'u Rwanda, french: Banque Nationale du Rwanda) is the central bank of Rwanda. The bank was founded in 1964. The current governor of the bank is John Rwangombwa. Location It is quartered at the N ...

headquartered in city. * 1966 -

Bank of Kigali Bank of Kigali (BK) is a commercial bank in Rwanda. It is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda. Location The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at 6112 KN4 Avenue, in Nyarugenge District, in the city of Kigali, the capital a ...

established. * 1970 - Population: 54,403 (estimate). * 1973 -

Hôtel des Mille Collines The Hôtel des Mille Collines () (English: ''Hotel of the Thousand Hills'') is a large hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. It became famous after 1,268 people took refuge inside the building during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The story of the hotel and ...

in business. * 1975 **

Lycée de Kigali Lycée de Kigali (LDK) is a secondary school in Kiyovu Cell, Nyarugenge Sector, Nyarugenge District, Kigali, Rwanda. It has A Level and O Level The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General ...

(school) opens. ** Francois Karera becomes mayor. * 1976 -

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali ( la, Archidioecesis Kigaliensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected from the Archdiocese of Kabgayi by Pope Paul VI on April 10, 1976, with the ...

established;

Vincent Nsengiyumva Vincent Nsengiyumva (February 10, 1936 – June 7, 1994) was a Rwandan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kigali from 1976 until his death. Born in Rwaza, he was ordained to the priesthood on June 18, 1966. ...

becomes archbishop. * 1977 - Regional organization to develop

Kagera River The Kagera River, also known as Akagera River, or Alexandra Nile, is an East African river, forming part of the upper headwaters of the Nile and carrying water from its most distant source.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G ...

headquartered in Kigali. * 1978 - Population: 116,227. * 1980s - "Smelting plant" begins operating. * 1986 -

Amahoro Stadium The Amahoro Stadium ( rw, Stade Amahoro; french: Stade Amahoro; Kinyarwanda for "Peace Stadium"), officially known as Amahoro National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Gasabo district of Kigali, Rwanda. With a capacity of 25,000, it ...

opens. * 1990 ** September: Catholic pope visits Kigali. **

Tharcisse Renzaho Tharcisse Renzaho (born 17 July 1944) is a Rwandan soldier, former politician and war criminal.

becomes governor of Kigali prefecture. * 1991 - Population: 234,274 city; 921,050

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

. * 1993 -

United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 872 on 5 October 1993. It was intended to assist in the implementation of the Arusha Accords (Rwanda), Arusha Accords, sig ...

headquartered in Kigali. * 1994 ** 6 April: Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi

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. ** 7 April: Massacre at Jesuit Centre Christus occurs at the start of the

Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu ...

. ** 9 April:

Gikondo massacre The Gikondo massacre was the mass murder of about 110 people of Tutsi identity, including children, who sheltered in a Polish Pallottine mission church in , Kigali. The massacre took place on April 9, 1994 and was executed by Interahamwe militia ...

occurs. ** 23 May: " RPF army captures the Kigali Airport." ** 4 July: The

Rwandan Patriotic Army french: Forces rwandaises de défense sw, Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda , image = Rwanda Defense Force emblem.png , alt = , caption = , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 ...

takes Kigali. * 1995 ** '' New Times'' newspaper begins publication. * 1996 **

Kigali Independent University Kigali Independent University (french: Université Libre de Kigali, ULK), in Rwanda, is a private Institution of Higher Learning founded on 15 March 1996 and governed by the Law No. 27/2013 of 24/5/2013 governing the organization and functioning ...

founded. ** becomes Catholic archbishop.

21st century

* 2002 - Population: 603,049. * 2003 - ''Kigalicity.gov.rw'' website launched (approximate date). * 2004 -

Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there. There is a visitor centre for students and others wishing to understand the events leading up to the genocide that occurr ...

opens. * 2005 -

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR; french: Institut National de la Statistique du Rwanda) is a government-owned agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, archiving and disseminating national statistical data, with the object ...

headquartered in city. * 2006 **

Aisa Kirabo Kacyira Aisa Kirabo Kacyira is a Rwandese diplomat who was Deputy Executive Director Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations progra ...

becomes mayor (approximate date). **

Kandt House Museum of Natural History The Kandt House Museum, formerly known as the Natural History Museum, is located in what is now the city of Kigali, Nyarugenge District, westbound. This location was chosen as the colonial capital in Rwanda of Germany in 1907 by a German resident ( ...

established. ** Some of Kigali-Ngali become part of Kigali City. * 2007 - City centennial observed. * 2008 - Rwanda Over The Counter Exchange established. * 2010 - Kigali Special Economic Zone established. * 2011 ** February: Fidèle Ndayisaba becomes mayor. **

Kigali City Tower Kigali City Tower is a mixed use high rise office and retail building located in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The complex consists of a 20-storey tower, the tallest in the country, a four-story commercial center and a car park block, with space ...

built. **

Rwanda Stock Exchange The Rwanda Stock Exchange Limited was incorporated on 7 October 2005 with the objective of carrying out stock market operations. The Stock Exchange was demutualized from the start as it was registered as a company limited by shares. The company ...

headquartered in city. * 2012 - Population: 1,132,686. * 2013 - City of Kigali Master Plan created. * 2014 - May:

African Development Bank The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies i ...

meets in Kigal

* 2015 ** City of Kigali Town Hall built. ** Makuza building constructed (approximate date). * 2016 ** January–February: Part of

2016 African Nations Championship The 2016 African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2016) was the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men' ...

(football) played in Kigali. ** February: Local election held; Monique Mukaruliza becomes mayor. ** October: International

environmental agreement An international environmental agreement or sometimes environmental protocol, is a type of treaty binding in international law, allowing them to reach an environmental goal. In other words, it is "an intergovernmental document intended as legall ...

signed in Kigali. **

Kigali Convention Centre The Kigali Convention Centre is a convention centre in Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda. Location The convention centre is located on Highway KN5, adjacent to the KG2 Roundabout, about west of Kigali International Airport. This is a ...

built. * 2017 - February: Pascal Nyamulinda becomes mayor.

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