Timeline of Cotonou
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cotonou, Benin.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1830 - Contonou founded as a "slaving port."[1]
- 1878 - Cotonou "ceded to France."[2]
- 1883 - French occupation.[3]
- 1899 - Wharf built.[4]
20th century
- 1904 - Cotonou becomes part of colonial French Dahomey.
- 1908 - Deepwater harbor opens.[1]
- 1912 - Cotonou becomes a "commune mixte."[4]
- 1920s - Population: 8,500.[4]
- 1955 - Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotonou established.[5]
- 1957 - January: Pan-African General Union of Negro African Workers founded at a conference in Cotonou.
- 1960s - Tomety photo studio in operation.[6]
- 1963
- Dantokpa Market established.
- Presidential Palace built.[2]
- 1964
- 1965 - Port constructed.[2]
- 1967 - Les Muses theatre troupe formed.[9]
- 1968 - Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou (musical group) and Société Béninoise de Textiles[2][10] established in Cotonou.
- 1970 - Université du Dahomey founded.
- 1975 - City becomes part of the People's Republic of Benin.
- 1980 - Association des écrivains et critiques littéraires du Bénin founded.[11][12]
- 1982 - Stade de l'Amitié (stadium) opens.
- 1988 - Musée olympique du Bénin opens.
- 1986 - Sister city relationship established with Salvador, Brazil.[13]
- 1990 - February: Benin constitutional conference held.[14]
- 1995
- 1996 - University of Science and Technology of Benin established.
21st century
- 2001 - L'Informateur newspaper begins publication.[10][16]
- 2002 - Maison des Médias du Bénin founded.[17][18]
- 2003
- 25 December: Airplane crash.[19]
- Nicéphore Soglo becomes mayor.
- 2005 - Fondation Zinsou (museum) opens.[15]
- 2009 - Population: 815,041.[20]
- 2011 - Population: 924,000.[21]
References
- 1 2 Bradt 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 Mathurin C. Houngnikpo; Samuel Decalo (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin (4th ed.). USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7171-7.
- 1 2 Victor T. Le Vine (2004). Politics in Francophone Africa. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58826-249-3.
- 1 2 3 Cornevin 1980.
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Benin". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Erika Nimis (2013). "Yoruba Studio Photographers in Francophone West Africa". In John Peffer and Elisabeth L. Cameron. Portraiture and Photography in Africa. Indiana University Press. pp. 102–140. ISBN 0-253-00872-7.
- ↑ "Cotonou (Benin) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Toyin Falola and Aribidesi Adisa Usman, ed. (2009). Movements, Borders, and Identities in Africa. University Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1-58046-296-9.
- ↑ Don Rubin; et al., eds. (1997). "Benin". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. 3: Africa. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-35949-1.
- 1 2 "Benin: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.
- ↑ Kamal Salhi, ed. (2000). "Discourse in the Periodicals of 20th-Century Benin". Francophone Studies: Discourse and Identity. Exeter, UK: Elm Bank. ISBN 978-1-902454-05-4.
- ↑ Mohamed Mekkawi. "African & Caribbean Literature in French". Howard University Library. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Ouidah Journal; A Cultural Bond That Bondage Could Not Crush", New York Times, 5 August 1987
- ↑ "Benin: Chronologie". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- 1 2 Petit Futé 2011.
- ↑ "City Guide: Journaux". Cotonou ça bouge (in French). Portail Internet des Villes Africaines. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Maison des Médias" (in French). Cotonou. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009.
- ↑ Karen Fung (ed.). "Benin: News". Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources. USA: Stanford University. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Benin Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Benin". Britannica Book of the Year 2014. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2014. ISBN 978-1-62513-171-3.
- ↑ "The State of African Cities 2014". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. ISBN 978-92-1-132598-0. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- R. Cornevin (1980). "Kotonou". In C.E. Bosworth; et al. Encyclopaedia of Islam. 5. Leiden: Brill.
- "Benin: Cotonou", West Africa (4th ed.), Lonely Planet, 1999, OL 8314753M
- J. Joost Beuving and Joost Beuving (2004). "Cotonou's Klondike: African Traders and Second-Hand Car Markets in Bénin". Journal of Modern African Studies. 42. JSTOR 3876137.
- J. Joost Beuving (2006). "Lebanese Traders in Cotonou: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Economic Mobility and Capital Accumulation". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 76. JSTOR 40022740.
- "Cotonou". Benin. Bradt Travel Guides. 2006. ISBN 978-1-84162-148-7.
in French
- "Cotonou". Benin. Le Petit Futé (in French). 2011.
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