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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Luanda, Angola.
16th–18th centuries
- 1530s – "Portuguese establish a slave-trading station."[1]
- 1575 – Church built on Ilha de Luanda.[citation needed]
- 1576
- São Paulo da Assumpção de Loanda founded by Portuguese Paulo Dias de Novais.[2][3]
- Fortress of São Miguel built.
- 1605 – Settlement recognized as a city.[2]
- 1618 – Fortaleza São Pedro da Barra built.[citation needed]
- 1623 – Jesuit college founded.[4]
- 1634 – Fortress of São Miguel rebuilt.[citation needed]
- 1641 – Capture of Luanda by Dutch.[5][3]
- 1648 – Returned to being a Portuguese possession.[3]
- 1679 – Cathedral of Luanda built.
- 1684 – Bishop's seat relocated to Luanda from São Salvador.
- 1764 – Arquivo Historico de Angola organized.[6]
- 1766 – Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo rebuilt.[citation needed]
- 1769 – Aula de Geometria e Fortificacao (educational institution) founded.[2]
- 1781 – Population: 9,755.[7]
- 1796 – Population: 7,204.[7]
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19th century
- 1816 – Population: 4,689.[7]
- 1836 – Slave trade declared illegal.[8]
- 1844
- 1850 – Population: 12,565.[8]
- 1865 – Banco Nacional Ultramarino branch opens.[9]
- 1873 – Biblioteca Municipal established.[10]
- 1881 – O Echo de Angola begins publication.[11]
- 1889 – Luanda Railway and aqueduct begin operating.
- 1896 – Palácio de Ferro (iron palace) assembled.[12]
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20th century
- 1908 – Voz de Angola newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1910 – Population: 15,000 (approximate).[3]
- 1913 – Angolan League founded in Luanda.[5]
- 1923 – A Provincia de Angola newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1930 – Diario de Luanda newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1940
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda established.[14]
- Population: 61,028.[15]
- 1942 – Liceu Salvador Correia de Sa (school) built.[16]
- 1950 – Population: 141,647.[17]
- 1951 – Mensagem literary magazine begins publication.[18]
- 1954 – General Craveiro Lopes Airport inaugurated.[19]
- 1956
- Museu Nacional de História Natural de Angola (Natural History Museum of Angola) built.[20]
- People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola headquartered in Luanda.
- 1958 – Petroleum refinery built by Fina Petroleos de Angola.[21]
- 1960 – Population: 224,540.[15]
- 1962 – Estudos Gerais Universitários de Angola founded.
- 1964 – Cine Atlântico (cinema) built.[19]
- 1969 – National Library of Angola founded.[10]
- 1970 – Population: 475,328 urban agglomeration.[22]
- 1975
- June: Angolan Civil War begins.[23]
- 11 November: City becomes part of independent Republic of Angola.[24]
- União dos Escritores Angolano (writer's union) established.[25]
- Televisao Publica de Angola headquartered in city.[23]
- 1976
- Museu Nacional de Antropologia (National Anthropology Museum) and Grupo Desportivo Interclube football club founded.
- National Bank of Angola headquartered in city.[9]
- 1978 – Angola Red Cross and Cinemateca Nacional de Angola headquartered in city.[26]
- 1979
- University of Angola established.
- 17 September: Funeral of Agostinho Neto.[27]
- 1980 – Empresa de Electricidade de Luanda (electricity company),[28] Atlético Petróleos de Luanda football club, and National Centre for Historical Documentation and Research established.[29]
- 1981 – August–September: Central African Games held in city.
- 1985 – City joins the newly formed União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.
- 1988 – Elinga Theater established.[30]
- 1989 – October: International Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa meets in Luanda.[31]
- 1991 – October: UNITA headquarters relocated to Luanda from Jamba.[23]
- 1992
- Luanda Antena Comercial (radio) begins broadcasting.[32]
- 30 October-1 November: Three Day War.[5]
- 1993 – Population: 1,822,407 (urban agglomeration).[33]
- 1997
- Jornal do Rangel newspaper begins publication.[34]
- National Museum of Slavery founded.
- 1999
- Catholic University of Angola and Cha de Caxinde publishing firm founded.[34]
- January: UNITA-R congress held in city.[23]
- 2000 – Population: 2,591,000 (urban agglomeration).[35]
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21st century
- 2001 – Boa Vista shantytown residents evicted.[34]
- 2003 – Estádio Joaquim Dinis built.
- 2005 – Population: 3,533,000 (urban agglomeration).[35]
- 2006 – African Diamond Producers Association headquartered in city.[34]
- 2007
- 2008 – Construction of Angola International Airport begins.
- 2009
- Estádio 11 de Novembro opens.
- Luanda International Jazz Festival begins.
- March: Catholic pope visits city; stampede at Estádio dos Coqueiros.[38][39]
- Francisca Espírito Santo becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 2010
- Luanda Railway resumes operating.
- Edificio Zimbo Tower built.
- 2011
- Intercontinental Hotel built.
- Jose Maria dos Santos becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).[citation needed]
- Population: 5,068,000.[40]
- 2012
- 2013 – 1 January: Stampede at Estádio da Cidadela.
- 2014 – Graciano Francisco Domingos becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 2018 – Population: 2,487,444 (estimate, urban agglomeration).[43]
- 2021 – Lusophony Games to be held in Luanda.
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See also
- Luanda history
- History of Luanda (in Portuguese)
- List of newspapers in Luanda
- List of colonial governors of Angola, headquartered in Luanda (until 1975)
- Timeline of Benguela
References
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