Timeline of Dakar
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dakar , Senegal .
Prior to 20th century
1857
Gorée merchants settle in Dakar.
French build fort on Dakar Point.
1862 – "Master plan for Dakar is drafted by Émile Pinet-Laprade ."
1863
1867 - Port was opened for commerce.
1872 – Town becomes part of the commune of Gorée.[ 5]
1878 – Population: 1,600.
1885
1887
Dakar commune formed.
Jean Alexandre becomes mayor.[ 5]
1891 – Population: 8,737.[ 5]
1900 – "Military seaport" built.
20th century
1900s–1950s
1960s–1990s
1960 – École de Dakar (art) [fr ] movement active.[ 19]
1961
Dakar-Matin [fr ] newspaper begins publication.
Population: 374,700 urban agglomeration.[ 20]
1962 – House of Slaves (Gorée) museum opens.
1963
December: Political demonstration; crackdown.[ 8]
Borom Sarret film released (set in Dakar).[ 21]
1964 - Dakar Grand Mosque built.
1966
1969 – Population: 581,000 urban agglomeration.[ 24]
1970
1972 – Enda Third World and Centre Culturel Régional Blaise Senghor[ 26] established.
1973 – Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa headquartered in Dakar.
1974 – Laboratoire Agit'Art (art group) formed.[ 19]
1975 – Association Nationale des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes Senegalais headquartered in city.[ 17]
1978 – Dakar Rally motor vehicle race begins.
1984
1989
1990
1993
1994
1995 – Population: 1,688,000 (urban agglomeration).[ 28]
1996
Municipal administration divided into 19 communes d'arrondissement : Biscuiterie , Cambérène , Dieuppeul-Derklé , Fann-Point E-Amitié , Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane , Gorée , Grand Yoff , Grand Dakar , Hann Bel-Air , HLM , Médina , Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur , Ngor , Ouakam , Parcelles Assainies , Patte d'Oie , Dakar-Plateau , Sicap-Liberté , and Yoff .(fr )
City becomes part of Dakar Department , Dakar Region .
Musée des Forces Armées Senegalaise established.[ 17]
1997
1998 – Doole community exchange system established.[ 30]
1999 – Festival international du film de quartier de Dakar [fr ] begins.
2000 – Population: 2,029,000 (urban agglomeration).[ 28]
21st century
See also
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^ Elizabeth A. Foster (2009). "An Ambiguous Monument: Dakar's Colonial Cathedral of the Souvenir Africain". French Historical Studies . 32 (1): 85–119. doi :10.1215/00161071-2008-014 .
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^ "Média Centre de Dakar: L'ambition de faire renaître le cinéma africain" . Observatoire sur les Systèmes d'information . 10 December 2004.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia .
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in French
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