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of the

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of the

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of Lilongwe,

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20th century

* 1902 – Local leader Njewa sets up a boma named after the

Lilongwe River Lilongwe River is a river in Malawi, it flows through Lilongwe, the capital of the country. The river is approximately 200 km long. It flows into Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambiq ...

. * 1904 – Lilongwe becomes administrative seat of British colonial

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. * 1905 – Road built to

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. * 1906 – "Asian traders" arrive. * 1909 – Road built to Fort Jameson and Fort Manning. * 1910 – Administrative Lilongwe District created. * 1923 – Diamphwe Bridge built. * 1930 –

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manufactory begins operating. * 1944 –

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founded. * 1949 – ''Odini'' Catholic

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begins publication. * 1959 –

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established. * 1963 – Lilongwe Technical College founde

* 1964 – Lilongwe becomes part of British Commonwealth, independent Malawi. * 1966 – Population: 19,425. * 1967 –

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's Bunda College of Agriculture active. * 1968 – Capitol City Development Corporation formed; Lilongwe "development as the new national capital" begins. * 1975 – Capital of Malawi moved to Lilongwe from Zomba. * 1977 ** Silver Strikers F.C. (football club) formed. ** Population: 98,718. * 1979 – University of Malawi's Kamuzu College of Nursing establishe

* 1983 –

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opens. * 1987 – Population: 233,973. * 1989 – founde

* 1992 – May: Anti-government protest. * 1997 – Media Institute of Southern Africa Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi, Malawi chapter headquartered in city. * 1998 – Population: 440,471.

21st century

* 2003 – Population: 632,867 in city; 1,087,917 urban agglomeration (estimate). * 2005 ** National government administration moved to Lilongwe from

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. ** Banda Mausoleum erected. * 2007 **

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founded. ** Memorial Tower erected. * 2008 ** December: Cholera outbreak. ** Population: 674,448 in city. * 2009 – Kelvin Mmangisa appointed mayor. * 2010 –

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Building constructed. * 2011 – July: Anti-government protest. * 2012 ** Lilongwe

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of Agriculture and Natural Resources opens. ** Bingu wa Mutharika Conference Centre built. ** Population: 868,800 in city (estimate). * 2013 – Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal reported. * 2016 – Lilongwe Trade Fair begins. * 2017 **

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opens. ** Desmond Bikoko becomes mayor. ** July: Stampede occurs at Bingu Stadium. * 2018 - Population: 989,318. * 2020 – Population: 1,324,314 (

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estimate).

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