Timeline of Ouagadougou explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Pre-19th century

• 11-12th centuries - founding of Wagadugu by Soninke Wangara merchants.^[1]
• 14th century - conquest of Wagadugu by the Mossi people. According to legend, they were led by Oubri, a grandson of Ouedraogo.
• 15th century - founding of the Wagadugu Kingdom^[2]
• c. 1495 - Wagadugu assumes an important position among the Mossi States.

19th century

• early 19th century - Moro-Naba Doulougou converts to Islam, builds the first mosque in Ouagadougou.^[3]
• 24 September 1886 - Gottlob Adolf Krause becomes the first known European to visit Ouagadougou.^[3]
• 5 September 1896 - Ouagadougou taken by French forces; city burned.

20th century

• 1904 - Population: 4,000 (estimate).
• 1919 - Ouagadougou designated capital of French colonial Upper Volta. Lt. Governor Edouard Hesling begins a large building program.^[3]
• 1920 - Population: 19,332.^[4]
• 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou established.^[5]
• 1932 - Upper Volta becomes part of Côte d'Ivoire; capital moves from Ouagadougou.
• 1936 - Ouagadougou Cathedral built.
• December 1954 - Railway link to Abidjan opens. Population begins to grow rapidly.^[3]
• 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.^[6]
  • Joseph Conombo becomes mayor.
• 1966 - Population: 77,500 (estimate).^[7]
• 1969 - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou begins.^[8]
• 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).^[9]
• 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).^[10]
• 1995 - Simon Compaoré becomes mayor.
• 1996
  • Radio Salankoloto begins broadcasting.^[11]
  • Population: 709,736.^[12]
• 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.^[13]
• 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.^[14]
  • Armand Béouindé becomes mayor.
• 2017 - 13 August: 2017 Ouagadougou attack.

See also

• Ouagadougou history (de, fr)

Bibliography

in English

• Book: Elliott Percival Skinner . African Urban Life: the Transformation of Ouagadougou . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-03095-1 . 1974 . registration . Elliott Percival Skinner .
• Why Mobilize Town Dwellers?: Joint Management in Ouagadougou, 1983-1990 . Sylvy Jaglin . . 6 . 1994 .
• Book: Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History . . Dickson Eyoh . Routledge . 0415234794 . 2003 . Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
• Book: Encyclopedia of Africa . Henry Louis Gates . Kwame Anthony Appiah . Oxford University Press . 9780195337709 . 2010 . Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. David P. Johnson, Jr. . .
• Is the Tap Locked? An Event History Analysis of Piped Water Access in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso . Stephanie Dos Santos . Thomas LeGrand . . 50 . 6 . 1292 . 10.1177/0042098012462613 . 2013. 154333151 .
• Book: Beeker Method: planning and working on the redevelopment of the African City . Antoni Folkers . Iga Perzyna . African Studies Centre Leiden . 9789054481607 . 2017. 1887/47176 . (Includes articles about Ouagadougou)
• Book: Page . Willie . Davis . R. Hunt . Encyclopedia of African History and Culture Volume II: African Kingdoms (500 to 1500) . 2005 . Facts on File . New York . 978-1-4381-2917-4 . E-book.

in French

• Croyances religieuses en milieu urbain: Ouagadougou . R. Deniel . . 16 . 101–108 . fr . 10.1177/003776866901600108 . 1969. 144947263 .
• J. Tezanou . etal . Caractérisation des déchets dans la ville de Ouagadougou . Déchets Sciences et Techniques . 2268-7289 . fr . 2001.
• Renouveau urbain et marginalisation: Le cas du centre-ville de Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso . Alexandra Biehler . . 47 . fr . . 2006.
• Julie Vallée . etal . Stratification de la ville de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) à partir d'une image panchromatique Spot 5: Une première étape à la mise en place d'une enquête de santé . Stratification of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) from a Panchromatic Image (Spot 5): a First Step for Health Survey . . 393–401 . 2–3 . 10.4000/eps.1851 . fr . . 2006. free .
• Book: United Nations Human Settlements Programme . Profil Urbain de Ouagadougou . fr . 2007.

External links

• Web site: (Ouagadougou) . . UK . (Bibliography of open access articles)
• Web site: (Ouagadougou) . . (Images, etc.)
• Web site: (Ouagadougou) . . (Images, etc.)
• Web site: (Ouagadougou) . Frankfurt University Library . . 15 January 2019 . Germany . (Bibliography)
• Web site: (Ouagadougou) . Connecting-Africa . . Leiden, Netherlands . (Bibliography)
• Web site: (Ouagadougou) . . (Bibliography)
• Web site: (Ouagadougou) . . Christian Zimmermann . Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis . St. Louis, US . (Bibliography)
• Web site: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso . . 25 November 2014 . US .
• Web site: . Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou . https://web.archive.org/web/20060214180554/http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.tcl?place_id=2253 . dead . 14 February 2006 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Kane . Oumar . La première hégémonie peule. Le Fuuta Tooro de Koli Teηella à Almaami Abdul . 2004. 57-60 . Karthala . Paris . 978-2-84586-521-1 . 18 March 2024.
2. Britannica, Ouagadougou, Encyclopædia Britannica, US. Retrieved 29 October 2024
3. Book: McFarland . Daniel Miles . Rupley . Lawrence . Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso . 1998 . Scarecrow Press . London . 97.
4. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. France: Africa: French West Africa and the Sahara: Colony of the Upper Volta . https://archive.org/stream/statesmansyearbo1921londuoft#page/901/mode/1up . . 895–903 . Ouaga-dougou . Statesman's Year-Book .
5. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Burkina Faso . . Norway . 10 July 2017 .
6. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1960_round.htm . Demographic Yearbook 1965 . 1966 . . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 140–161 . Upper Volta .
7. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm . Demographic Yearbook 1975 . 1976 . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office . New York . Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 253–279 . Upper Volta .
8. Web site: Western and Central Sudan, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . . New York . 14 July 2017 .
9. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1980_round.htm . 1985 Demographic Yearbook . 1987 . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 247–289 .
10. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm . 1995 Demographic Yearbook . 1997 . United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 262–321 .
11. Book: Africa South of the Sahara 2004 . Regional Surveys of the World . . 2004 . 1857431839 . Burkina Faso: Directory .
12. Web site: Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 2004 . .
13. Web site: Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 2015 . 2016 . United Nations Statistics Division .
14. News: Burkina Faso Profile: Timeline . 10 July 2017 . . 13 April 2011 .