Timeline of Niamey

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Niamey, Niger.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

20th century

• 1902
  • Village designated seat of administrative cercle of Djerma.^[1]
  • French school opens.^[1]
• 1922 - Administrative cercle of Niamey created.^[1]
• 1926 - Seat of French colonial Colonie du Niger relocated to Niamey from Zinder "in order to facilitate trade with other French colonies along the Niger River."^[2]
• 1931 - Jules Brevie Hospital established.^[1]
• 1932 - Catholic church built.^[1]
• 1937 - "Urban Development Plan" created.^[3]
• 1942 - Roman Catholic diocese of Niamey established.^[4]
• 1953
  • Le Niger [de] newspaper begins publication.^[1]
  • Archives Nationales du Niger headquartered in Niamey.^[5]
• 1956 - Djibo Bakary becomes mayor.^[6]
• 1958 - Radio Niger begins broadcasting.^[7]
• 1959
  • December: Musée National du Niger (museum) opens.^[1]
• 1960 - City becomes part of newly independent Republic of Niger.
• 1961 - Le Temps du Niger [de] newspaper begins publication.^[1]
• 1962
  • Lycée La Fontaine (school) established.
  • Population: 40,000 (estimate).^[8]
• 1964 - Télé Sahel (television) begins broadcasting.
• 1965
  • 13 April: President Diori attacked.^[1]
  • Centre Culturel Franco-Nigérien inaugurated.^[9]
• 1967 - Office of Radio and Television of Niger headquartered in Niamey.
• 1968 - Société des Mines de l'Air headquartered in city.
• 1970s - Grand Mosque of Niamey built.^{[chronology citation needed]}
• 1970
  • Kennedy Bridge opens.^[1]
  • Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique headquartered in city.^[1]
• 1971 - Centre d'Enseignement Superieur (college) founded.^[1]
• 1972 - Airport opens.^[1]
• 1973
  • University of Niamey active.^[1]
  • Tillabéri-Niamey road constructed.^[10]
• 1974
  • Le Sahel [de] and Sahel Dimanche [de] newspapers in publication.^[1]
  • Olympic FC de Niamey (football club) formed.
  • Telephone ministry headquarters built.^[11]
• 1977 - Population: 225,314.^[12]
• 1982
  • 30 March: Central Market burns down.^[1]
  • Niamey Literacy Center built.^[11]
  • American International School of Niamey built.
• 1984 - Urban development plan created.^[13]
• 1985 - Court of Appeals building constructed.^[11]
• 1986 - Niamey Grand Market built.^[11]
• 1988 - Population: 397,437.^[14]
• 1989
  • City becomes the "Niamey Urban Community," containing administrative Commune I, Commune II, and Commune III.^[13]
  • Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché (stadium) opens.
• 1990 - February: Student economic protest; crackdown.^[15]
• 1991 - Le Républicain newspaper begins publication.
• 1996
  • 27 January: 1996 Nigerien coup d'état occurs.
  • Sociéte Nigerienne de Transports de Voyageurs headquartered in city.^{[chronology citation needed]}
• 1997 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Subregional Development Centre for West Africa headquartered in Niamey.^[16]
• 1998 - Nigerien hip hop musical style develops in Niamey.
• 1999 - 9 April: President Maïnassara assassinated.^[17]

21st century

• 2001 - Population: 707,951.^[18]
• 2002
  • August: Military mutiny; crackdown.^[17]
  • Administration of Niamey Urban Community reorganized into Commune I, Commune II, Commune III, Commune IV, and Commune V.^[13]
• 2005 - 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie sport/cultural event held in Niamey.^[1]
• 2006
  • June: 2006 Abdou Moumouni University protests.
  • Areva NC Niger [fr] headquartered in city.
• 2007 - Dounia TV begins broadcasting.
• 2009 - Population: 943,055 (estimate).^[2]
• 2010
  • 18 February: 2010 Nigerien coup d'état occurs.^[19]
  • August: 2010 West African floods.^[20][21]
• 2011
  • Oumarou Dogari Moumouni becomes mayor of the Niamey Urban Community.^{[citation needed]}
  • Kandadji Dam construction begins 180 km from Niamey; when completed will increase city power supply.
• 2012
  • August: Flood.^[21][22]
  • Population: 1,026,848.^[23]
• 2013
  • United States military drone base begins operating at airport.^[24]
  • December: Economic protest.
  • Assane Seydou becomes mayor of the Niamey Urban Community.^{[citation needed]}
• 2014 - Niamey railway station opens.
• 2015 - 17–18 January: Protest against Parisian satirical publication Charlie Hebdo issue No. 1178.^[25]
• 2017 - August: Flood.^[26]
• 2021 - Coup attempt.
• 2023 - Coup.

Images

• 
  Heinrich Lübke, president of West Germany, visits Niamey, 1969
• 
  Flooded street in Niamey, August 2013^[21]

See also

• Niamey history (de)
• Urbanization in Niger [fr]