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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kampala, Buganda, Uganda.

Prior to 20th century

1881 - Kasubi Tombs built.
1885 - Mengo Palace built.
1894
- Uganda Protectorate established.^[1]
- Anglican church built on Namirembe Hill.
1897 - Mengo Hospital founded.

20th century

1901 - Kampala Sports Club formed.^[1]
1903 - Nsambya Hospital founded.
1904 - St. Paul's church built in Mengo.^[2]
1905 - Government station relocated to Nakasero Hill.^[1]
1906
- Kampala designated a township; its area includes Mengo, Nakasero, Namirembe, Nsambya, and Lubaga hills.^[1]
- Population: 30,000.^[3]
1908 - Uganda Museum founded.
1910 - Goan Institute established.^[1]
1911 - Kampala Club founded.^[1]
1913 - Indian Association formed.^[1]
1915 - Port Bell-Kampala railway begins operating.^[4]
1917 - Kampala Public Library established.^[1]
1921 - Central Council of Indian Associations of Uganda headquartered in Kampala.^[1]
1922
- Technical school established.
- Population: 40,000 (approximate).^[5]
1925 - Speke Hotel in business.^{[citation needed]}
1929 - Entebbe airfield begins operating.
1931 - Uganda Railway begins operating.
1948 - Catholic Vicariate of Kampala established.^[6]
1949
- Kampala gains "municipal status".^[3]
- Population: 58,000.^[3]
1950 - 28 July: Knifing at hospital.
1955 - Butabika Hospital opens.
1957 - Lugogo Cricket Oval in use.
1958 - Bulange constructed.
1959
- Serwano Kulubya becomes mayor.^[3]
- Population: 46,735 city; 123,332 urban agglomeration.^[7]
1962 - Kampala becomes capital of Uganda.^[3]
1963 - City becomes part of republic of Uganda.^[8]
1964
- Uganda Public Libraries Board headquartered in city.^[9]
- Nommo Gallery established.^[10]
1965 - Apollo Hotel in business.
1966 - Battle of Mengo Hill.
1967
- East African Development Bank headquartered in Kampala.
- Ugandan National Theatre established.^[11]
1968 - Kawempe, Kyambogo, Luzira, Makindye, Mmengo, Nakawa, Nakulabye, Natete, and Ntinda villages become part of Kampala.^[3]
- A. G. Mehta, a Member of Parliament and member of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), becomes the mayor of Kampala.^[12]
1969
- Catholic pope visits city.^[3]
- Mayor A.G. Mehta dies in office on March 10.^[13]
- Population: 330,700 urban agglomeration.^[14]
1970 - Crested Towers built.
1971 - 25 January: Coup.
1975
- July: Organisation of African Unity summit meeting held.^[3]
- Kibuli Hospital founded.
1978 - October: Uganda–Tanzania War begins.
1979 - 11 April: Fall of Kampala.^[15]
1980
- Uganda House built.^{[citation needed]}
- Population: 458,503.^[16]
1986
- City taken by National Resistance Army rebels.^[8]
- Watoto Church founded.^[17]
1991 - Population: 774,241.^[16]
1994
- Monitor newspaper begins publication.
- 26 June: Shooting at wedding.
- Sanyu TV begins broadcasting.^[18]
1996
- Nasser Sebaggala becomes mayor.
- International Hospital Kampala founded.
1997 - Namboole Stadium opens.
1998 - Bugala study center established.
1999
- John Ssebaana Kizito becomes mayor.
- Communications House built.^{[citation needed]}

21st century

2001
- City limits expanded.
- Red Pepper newspaper begins publication.^[19]
- Workers' House and Amamu House built.^{[citation needed]}
2002
- Baganda political demonstration.^[20]
- Population: 1,189,142.^[16]
2004 - The Observer newspaper begins publication.^[19]
2005
- East African Business Week begins publication.^[19]
- Uganda Buddhist Centre founded.
- October: Funeral of Milton Obote.
2006
- Nasser Sebaggala becomes mayor again.
- Kampala Mosque and skateboarding half-pipe built.^[21]
- Kampala Serena Hotel in business.
2007
- April: Racial unrest.^[8]
- November: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007.^[22]
- The Independent news magazine begins publication.^[19]
- Uganda Community Libraries Association headquartered in Kampala.^[23]
- Imperial Royale Hotel in business.
- Tabu Flo dance troupe formed.^[24]
2008 - Memonet (media network) formed.^[19]
2009 - September: Conflict between Buganda partisans and police.^[25]^[26]
2010
- March: Student unrest.^[27]
- 11 July: Bombings.^[8]
- Rolling Stone newspaper begins publication.
2011
- April: Economic protest.^[28]
- Erias Lukwago becomes mayor.
- Population: 1,659,000.^[29]
2012 - Mapeera House (Centenary Bank) built.
2013
- Google office in business.^[30]
- Writivism Literary Festival begins.^[31]
- Air pollution in Kampala reaches annual mean of 104 PM2.5 and 170 PM10, much higher than recommended.^[32]
2014
- DFCU Group & DFCU Bank move into their new headquarters at DFCU House.^[33]
- Population: 1,507,114.^[34]
2021 - Attempted assassination of Katumba Wamala

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^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Uganda". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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^ "Uganda National Cultural Centre". Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^ Don Rubin, ed. (1997), World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, London: Routledge
^ New Vision. "Kampala's Mayors since Independence". www.newvision.co.ug.
^ Assembly, Uganda National (1968). Official Report.
^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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^ Bosman, Julie (15 July 2012). "Big Air In Kampala". The New York Times.
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^ "Uganda Community Libraries Association". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "Economist". The Economist. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^ "Kampala hit by renewed violence". BBC News. 11 September 2009.
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^ "Protests in Uganda Over Rising Prices Grow Violent", New York Times, 21 April 2011
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^ "We need to create awareness about African literature produced here", The EastAfrican, 4 July 2014
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^ Ladu, Ismail Musa (27 June 2014). "Dfcu Shareholders Get Dividends Despite Difficult Business Times". Daily Monitor (Kampala).
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