Timeline of Managua explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Managua, Nicaragua.

Prior to 20th century

• 1846 – Villa de Managua attains city status.^[1]
• 1852 – Managua becomes capital of Nicaragua.
• 1874 – Huellas de Acahualinca (fossils) discovered.
• 1875 – Managua Department (administrative division) established.
• 1876 – Flood.
• 1885 – Earthquake.
• 1899 – (park) established.

20th century

1900s–1960s

• 1901 – becomes mayor.
• 1913 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua established.^[2]
• 1915 – Xolotlan Airport built.
• 1926 – La Prensa newspaper begins publication.^[3]
• 1931 – March 31: 1931 Nicaragua earthquake.
• 1934
  • February 21: Assassination of Augusto César Sandino.
  • Cinema Gonzalez opens.^[4]
• 1938 – Cathedral of Managua built.
• 1948 – National Stadium built.
• 1950 – Population: 109,352.^[5]
• 1951 – Alianza Francesa de Managua founded.http://www.alianzafrancesa.org.ni/
• 1952 – Banco de América Central founded.
• 1960 – Jesuit Central American University founded.
• 1961 – Teatro Experimental de Managua active.^[6]
• 1968
  • Earthquake.
  • Las Mercedes Airport expanded.
• 1969 – Rubén Darío National Theatre opens.^[7]

1970s–1990s

• 1970 – built.
• 1971 – Population: 398,514.^[8]
• 1972 – December 23: 1972 Nicaragua earthquake.^[9]
• 1974
  • December: Sandinistas raid residence of government official in Los Robles.
  • Metrocentro Managua shopping centre in business.
• 1975 – Centro Comercial Plaza España (shopping mall) built in Bolonia.
• 1978 – January 10: Assassination of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal; protest ensues.
• 1979
  • July 19–20: Sandinistas in power.^[10]
  • Masaya Volcano National Park established near city.
  • Population: 608,020 (estimate).^[11]
• 1983 – National University of Engineering established.
• 1987 – Deportivo Walter Ferretti (football team) headquartered in Managua.
• 1990
  • Peace Park inaugurated.^[12]
  • Arnoldo Alemán becomes mayor.
• 1991
  • November: Sandinista unrest.
  • Tiscapa Lagoon Natural Reserve established.
• 1992 – in business.
• 1993 – Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception built.
• 1995 – El Malecon park established.
• 1996 – La Jornada magazine begins publication.
• 1997 – Institute of History of Nicaragua and Central America headquartered in city.
• 1998 – Plaza Inter shopping center in business.
• 1999 – April: FSLN demonstration.^[13]
• 2000
  • "FSLN wins municipal elections in Managua."
  • Parmalat Futbol Clube formed.
  • Herty Lewites becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2005
  • (Japanese park) established.
  • shopping mall in business on .
• 2009
  • Alexis Argüello becomes mayor; dies in office.
  • in business.
  • Population: 985,143 metro.^[14]
• 2011 – Nicaragua National Football Stadium opens.
• 2014
  • April 10: 2014 Nicaragua earthquake.
  • September 6: Managua event (explosion).
• 2018 - April: Economic protest begins.

See also

• List of universities in Managua
• Managua history
• List of years in Nicaragua

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

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External links

• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Managua, various dates

Notes and References

1. Book: E. Bradford Burns. Patriarch and Folk: The Emergence of Nicaragua, 1798–1858. 1991. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-65796-0. Chronology. https://books.google.com/books?id=ONIU2MMR9MMC&pg=PA239. registration.
2. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Nicaragua . www.katolsk.no . Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese) . Norway . December 30, 2014 .
3. Book: Europa World Year Book. 2004. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-255-8 . Nicaragua: Directory . https://books.google.com/books?id=gP_-8rXzQs8C&pg=PA3166 .
4. Web site: Movie Theaters in Managua, Nicaragua . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . December 30, 2014 .
5. Web site: Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 1955 . . New York .
6. Book: Eladio Cortés and Mirta Barrea-Marlys . Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater . 2003. Greenwood . 978-0-313-29041-1 . Nicaragua . https://books.google.com/books?id=WSS3v-czhPgC&pg=PA328 .
7. Book: Martin Banham. Cambridge Guide to Theatre. 1995. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-43437-9. Nicaragua. https://books.google.com/books?id=8qMTPAPFGXUC&pg=PA791. registration.
8. Book: 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 .
9. News: Nicaragua Profile: Timeline . 9 September 2012 . BBC News . December 30, 2014 .
10. Book: Harry E. Vanden. Gary Prevost. Democracy and Socialism in Sandinista Nicaragua. 1996. Lynne Rienner . 978-1-55587-682-1 . Chronology of the FSLN . https://books.google.com/books?id=t3u9XnA96Y0C&pg=PA153 .
11. Book: 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 .
12. Web site: Nicaragua: Managua . . December 30, 2014 .
13. Book: Political Chronology of the Americas. 2003. Routledge. 978-1-135-35653-8 . Nicaragua . https://books.google.com/books?id=XiOPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA154 .
14. Web site: Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 2016 . 2017 . .