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of the history of the

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Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's ...

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1896 - 5 September: Ouagadougou taken by French forces; city burned.

20th century

* 1904 - Population: 4,000 (estimate). * 1919 - Ouagadougou designated capital of French colonial Upper Volta. * 1920 - Population: 19,332. * 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou established. * 1932 - Upper Volta becomes part of Côte d'Ivoire; capital moves from Ouagadougou. * 1936 -

Ouagadougou Cathedral Ouagadougou Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Ouagadougou (french: Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception de Ouagadougou) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou in Ouagadougou, the capital of Bur ...

built. * 1955 **

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p ...

-Ouagadougou railway begins operating. **

Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. They play their home games at the Stade du 4 Août. The club's colors are blue and white. Honours * Burkinabé Premier League: 13 :: 1965, 1985, 1986, 1988, 19 ...

(football club) formed. * 1956 -

Joseph Ouédraogo Joseph Ouédraogo (11 January 1919 – 1988) was a Burkinabè trade unionist and politician, active during the last years of the French Upper Volta and subsequently in the Republic of Upper Volta. Biography Joseph Ouédraogo was born on 11 Januar ...

becomes mayor. * 1960 - City becomes capital of independent Burkina Faso. * 1961 ** Population: 59,126. ** Joseph Conombo becomes mayor. * 1966 - Population: 77,500 (estimate). * 1969 -

Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It ...

begins. * 1972 - Koupéla-Ouagadougou

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built. * 1974 -

University of Ouagadougou Founded in 1974, the University of Ouagadougou (UO; french: Université de Ouagadougou) is in the area of Dagnöen Nord (pronounced dag-no-en noor) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga 1 Profes ...

founded. * 1977 -

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

(football club) formed. * 1982 -

Boromo Boromo is a town in the Boromo Department of Balé Province in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of both the department and the province, and it has a population of 20,193 (2019). Boromo is located directly between the two major cities of Burkina ...

-Ouagadougou

built. * 1983 - Population: 307,937 (estimate). * 1984 - Stade du 4 Août (stadium) opens. * 1986 -

Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula". The local Bobo-speaking population (r ...

-Ouagadougou

built. * 1990 - AS SONABEL (football club) formed. * 1991 ** ''

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'' newspaper begins publication. ** Population: 634,479 (estimate). * 1995 -

Simon Compaoré Simon Compaoré (born 19 September, 1952Page at petiteacademie. ...

becomes mayor. * 1996 **

Radio Salankoloto Radio Salankoloto is a radio station in Burkina Faso. It is broadcast on 97.3 FM from the city of Ouagadougou. It was established on November 22, 1996. It plays mostly African music from traditional to modern hip-hop.1998 African Cup of Nations Final football contest played in Ouagadougou.

21st century

* 2004 ** November: Meeting of the

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held in city. ** Meeting of the

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held in city. * 2006 - Population: 1,475,223. * 2007 ** August:

2007 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest ...

held in city. ** United States military drone base established at

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. * 2014 - October–November: 2014 Burkinabé uprising. * 2016 ** 15 January:

2016 Ouagadougou attacks On 15 January 2016, gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in the heart of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The number of fatalities reached 30, while at least 56 were wounded; a total ...

by militant Islamists occur. ** Armand Béouindé becomes mayor. * 2017 - 13 August:

2017 Ouagadougou attack Nineteen people were killed and 25 others were injured when suspected jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 13 August 2017. Police cornered the attackers, who took hostages and then were killed ...

References

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