- Source: Timeline of Libreville
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Libreville, Gabon.
19th century
1843 - Fort and trading post established by French.
1849
Libreville founded by French military official Édouard Bouët-Willaumez. Freed Vili slaves were resettled in the new village.
M. Mountier, a resettled former slave, becomes mayor (approximate date).
1860 - Town becomes administrative seat of colonial "French territories in the Gulf of Guinea" (approximate date).
1865 - Church of the Immaculate Conception built.
1888 - Libreville becomes administrative seat of colonial French Congo.
20th century
1904 - Administrative seat of colonial Congo Gabon moves from Libreville to Brazzaville.
1909 - Urban perimeter established.
1910 - Libreville becomes part of colonial French Equatorial Africa.
1940 - Roads built to Kango, Lambarene, and Owendo (approximate date).
1946 - Lumber processing factory built.
1955
Libreville attains commune status.
Roman Catholic diocese of Libreville established.
1956 - Léon M'ba becomes mayor.
1958 - Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Libreville built.
1959 - Radiodiffusion-Télévision Gabonaise headquartered in city.
1960 - City becomes capital of the Republic of Gabon.
1964
March: 1964 United States Embassy in Libreville bombings occur.
Deepwater port opens in Owendo.
Population: 45,909 urban agglomeration.
1968 - Leon Mebiame Mba becomes mayor.
1970 - National University of Gabon established.
1974 - L'Union newspaper begins publication.
1976
June–July: Central African Games held in city.
Ntoutoume Obame appointed mayor.
1977 - July: Organisation of African Unity meeting held in Libreville.
1980 - Population: 185,000.
1981 - December: Anti-government protest.
1983
Centre International des Civilisations Bantu headquartered in city.
Jean Aveno Davin appointed mayor.
1989
Cleaude Damas Ozimo appointed mayor.
Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
1993
27 April: 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash occurs.
Population: 420,000 (38% Fang, 28% Shira Punu, 12% Nzebi).
1994 - Centre Culturel Français opens.(fr)
1996 - Mayoral election established per Decentralisation Law.
1997 - Paul Mba Abessole becomes mayor.
21st century
2005 - November: Post-election unrest.
2006 - Population: 600,000 (approximate).
2008 - April: Gabonese local elections, 2008 held; Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane becomes mayor.
2010 - Akanda FC (football club) formed.
2011
Institut français du Gabon headquartered in city.
Stade d'Angondjé (stadium) opens.
2012 - 12 February: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final (football contest) held in Libreville.
2013 - Population: 703,939 urban agglomeration.
2014 - Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda becomes mayor.
2016 - 31 August: Post-election protest begins.
2017 - 5 February: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final held in Libreville.
See also
Libreville history
Chronology of Gabon
References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
External links
"(Libreville)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK. (Bibliography of open access articles)
Items related to Libreville, various dates (via Europeana) (Images, etc.)
Items related to Libreville, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) (Images, etc.)
"(Libreville)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany: Frankfurt University Library. (Bibliography)
"(Libreville)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre. (Bibliography)
"(Libreville)". AfricaBib.org. (Bibliography)
"Libreville, Gabon". BlackPast.org. US. 16 March 2011.
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