Timeline of Lubumbashi

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

20th century

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Early history pre–1876
Colonization 1876–1885
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Belgian Congo 1908–1960
Congo Crisis 1960–1965
Zaire 1965–1997
First Congo War 1996–1997
Second Congo War 1998–2003
Transitional Government 2003–2006
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1900s-1950s

  • 1909
  • 1910
  • 1910s - "Governor's Residence and Imara and Twendelee schools" built.[1]
  • 1911
    • Journal du Katanga newspaper begins publication.[4]
    • Population: 1,000.[3]
    • Etoile mining begins near Elisabethville.[citation needed]
    • Catholic schools Institut Marie-José and Collège Saint-François de Sales established.(fr)
  • 1912
    • Racially segregated "native city" established per ordinance.[1]
    • Elisabethville becomes seat of Upper Luapula district.[1]
  • 1918 - Bukama-Elisabethville railway [fr] begins operating.
  • 1919
    • Population: 8,000 (approximate).[3]
    • Ruashi mining begins in vicinity of Elisabethville.[citation needed]
  • 1920
    • "Management of the Union Minière was transferred from the British to the Belgians."[3]
    • Catholic Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral built.[chronology citation needed]
  • 1920s - "Makutano Club, Jerusalem United Methodist Church, and the Jewish synagogue" built.[1]
  • 1921 - Development of Albert I township begins.[1]
  • 1928
    • Port-Francqui-Elisabethville railway [fr] begins operating.
    • L'Essor du Congo newspaper begins publication.[4]
  • 1930s- "Courthouse and Mazembe stadium" built.[1]
  • 1931 - L'Écho du Katanga newspaper begins publication.[4]
  • 1932 - Wallace Memorial Church built.[5]
  • 1937 - Musée d'Élisabethville [fr] (museum) founded.
  • 1939 - Football clubs FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo and FC Saint-Georges formed.
  • 1941
    • Elisabethville attains city status.[1]
    • Development of Kenya township begins.[1]
  • 1944 - Premiere of Joseph Kiwele's [ru] Cantate à la gloire de la Belgique.[6]
  • 1945 - Union Africaine des Arts et Lettres founded.[1]
  • 1946 - Academie d'Art Populaire d'Elisabethville founded.[7][2]
  • 1949 - Athénée royal built.[8]
  • 1950 - Development of Katuba township begins.[1]
  • 1950s - "Post office,...CSK headquarters, the theater, St. Mary's Basilica, and the railway headquarters" built.[1]
  • 1951 - Academie des Beaux-Arts d'Elisabethville founded.[3]
  • 1954
    • Development of Ruashi township begins.[1]
    • City seal in use.[1]
  • 1956 - Université officielle du Congo et du Rwanda-Urundi opens.[4]
  • 1957
    • City "divided into 5 communes, one for Europeans and 4 for Africans."[1]
    • December: Local election [fr] held.[9]
  • 1959

1960s-1990s

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Bilonda 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Democratic Republic of the Congo". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Zeleza 2003.
  4. ^ a b c d Mukala Kadima Nzuji [fr] (1984). La littérature zaïroise de langue française: 1945-1965 (in French). Paris: Éditions Karthala [fr]. ISBN 978-2-86537-100-6.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Mpala-Lutebele 2013.
  6. ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo", Oxford Music Online Retrieved 7 October 2017
  7. ^ Ilona Szombati-Fabian; Johannes Fabian (1976). "Art, history, and society: Popular painting in Shaba, Zaire". Studies in Visual Communication. 3 (1). ISSN 0276-6558. Free to read
  8. ^ Ugo Carughi; Massimo Visone, eds. (2017). "Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo". Time Frames: Conservation Policies for Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-98035-7.
  9. ^ Rubbens, A. (1958). "Belgian Congo". Civilisations. Institut de Sociologie de l'Université de Bruxelles. 8 (2): 335–340. JSTOR 41230355.
  10. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161. Elizabethville
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1857431834.
  12. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1980. New York. pp. 225–252.
  13. ^ a b Emizet Francois Kisangani (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442273160.
  14. ^ a b "Deadly gunfight in DR Congo mining capital Lubumbashi", BBC News, 29 June 2011
  15. ^ Nearly 1,000 escape in Congo jailbreak, Reuters, 7 September 2011
  16. ^ "Democratic Republic of Congo Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  17. ^ "DR Congo forces clash with militia in Lubumbashi", BBC News, 23 March 2013
  18. ^ "DR Congo's Lubumbashi hit by fighting", BBC News, 7 January 2014
  19. ^ "'20 dead' in DRC protests after president's term expires", Guardian, UK, 20 December 2016
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

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