Timeline of Libreville

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Libreville, Gabon.

19th century

* 1843 - Fort and trading post established by French.
* 1849
** Libreville founded by French military official Édouard Bouët-Willaumez. Freed slaves were resettled in the new village.
** M. Mountier, a resettled former slave, becomes mayor (approximate date).
* 1860 - Town becomes administrative seat of colonial "French territories in the Gulf of Guinea" (approximate date).
* 1865 - Church of the Immaculate Conception built.
* 1888 - Libreville becomes administrative seat of colonial French Congo.

20th century

* 1904 - Administrative seat of colonial Congo Gabon moves from Libreville to Brazzaville.
* 1909 - Urban perimeter established.
* 1910 - Libreville becomes part of colonial French Equatorial Africa.
* 1940 - Roads built to Kango, Lambarene, and Owendo (approximate date).
* 1946 - Lumber processing factory built.
* 1955
** Libreville attains commune status.
** Roman Catholic diocese of Libreville established.
* 1956 - Léon M'ba becomes mayor.
* 1958 - built.
* 1959 - Radiodiffusion-Télévision Gabonaise headquartered in city.
* 1960 - City becomes capital of the Republic of Gabon.
* 1964
** March: 1964 United States Embassy in Libreville bombings occur.
** Deepwater port opens in Owendo.
** Population: 45,909 urban agglomeration.
* 1968 - Leon Mebiame Mba becomes mayor.
* 1970 - National University of Gabon established.
* 1974 - ' newspaper begins publication.
* 1976
** June–July: Central African Games held in city.
** Ntoutoume Obame appointed mayor.
* 1977 - July: Organisation of African Unity meeting held in Libreville.
* 1980 - Population: 185,000.
* 1981 - December: Anti-government protest.
* 1983
** Centre International des Civilisations Bantu headquartered in city.
** Jean Aveno Davin appointed mayor.
* 1989
** Cleaude Damas Ozimo appointed mayor.
** Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
* 1993
** 27 April: 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash occurs.
** Population: 420,000 (38% Fang, 28% Shira Punu, 12% Nzebi).
* 1994 - Centre Culturel Français opens.^{( fr)}
* 1996 - Mayoral election established per Decentralisation Law.
* 1997 - Paul Mba Abessole becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2005 - November: Post-election unrest.
* 2006 - Population: 600,000 (approximate).
* 2008 - April: Gabonese local elections, 2008 held; Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane becomes mayor.
* 2010 - Akanda FC (football club) formed.
* 2011
** headquartered in city.
** Stade d'Angondjé (stadium) opens.
* 2012 - 12 February: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final (football contest) held in Libreville.
* 2013 - Population: 703,939 urban agglomeration.
* 2014 - Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda becomes mayor.
* 2016 - 31 August: Post-election protest begins.
* 2017 - 5 February: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final held in Libreville.

See also

* Libreville history
* Chronology of Gabon

References

:''This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.''

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