The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Prior to 20th century
1896 - 5 September: Ouagadougou taken by French forces; city burned.
20th century
1904 - Population: 4,000 (estimate). 1919 - Ouagadougou designated capital of French colonial Upper Volta. 1920 - Population: 19,332. 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou established. 1932 - Upper Volta becomes part of Côte d'Ivoire; capital moves from Ouagadougou. 1936 - Ouagadougou Cathedral built. 1955 Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway begins operating. Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou (football club) formed. 1956 - Joseph Ouédraogo becomes mayor. 1960 - City becomes capital of independent Burkina Faso. 1961 Population: 59,126. Joseph Conombo becomes mayor. 1966 - Population: 77,500 (estimate). 1969 - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou begins. 1972 - Koupéla-Ouagadougou road built. 1974 - University of Ouagadougou founded. 1977 - Santos FC (football club) formed. 1982 - Boromo-Ouagadougou road built. 1983 - Population: 307,937 (estimate). 1984 - Stade du 4 Août (stadium) opens. 1986 - Bobo-Dioulasso-Ouagadougou road built. 1990 - AS SONABEL (football club) formed. 1991 Le Pays newspaper begins publication. Population: 634,479 (estimate). 1995 - Simon Compaoré becomes mayor. 1996 Radio Salankoloto begins broadcasting. Population: 709,736. 1998 - 28 February: 1998 African Cup of Nations Final football contest played in Ouagadougou.
21st century
2004
November: Meeting of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie held in city. Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city. 2006 - Population: 1,475,223. 2007 August: 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships held in city. United States military drone base established at airport. 2014 - October–November: 2014 Burkinabé uprising. 2016 15 January: 2016 Ouagadougou attacks by militant Islamists occur. Armand Béouindé becomes mayor. 2017 - 13 August: 2017 Ouagadougou attack.
See also
Ouagadougou history (de, fr)
References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
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