Timeline of Addis Ababa
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Addis Ababa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
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- 1886 - Addis Ababa ("New Flower") founded by Taytu Betul, Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire.[1]
- 1889 - Population: 15,000 (estimate).[2]
- 1891 - Ethiopian capital relocated to Addis Ababa from Entoto (approximate date).[3][4]
- 1896 - St. George's Cathedral built.
- 1897
20th century
- 1903 - Eucalyptus trees planted.[1]
- 1904
- 1906 - Telegraph office[3] and Menelik II school established.[6]
- 1907
- 1908 - Tefere Makonnen high school established.[8]
- 1913 - Courrier d'Ethiopie newspaper begins publication.
- 1917 - Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway begins operating.[9]
- 1922
- Nasibu Emmanual becomes mayor.
- Leprosy hospital built.
- 1924 - Medhane Alem school established.[6]
- 1928 - Empress Menen school established.[6]
1930s-1940s
- 1930
- 2 November: Haile Sellasie crowned "King of Kings of Ethiopia."
- Guenete Leul Palace built.
- Population: 80,000 (estimate).[2]
- 1935 - Hager Fikir Association formed.
- 1936
- April: Aerial bombing by Italian forces.[10]
- 5 May: City taken by Italian forces.[4]
- City becomes capital of Italian East Africa.[4]
- Giuseppe Bottai becomes governor, succeeded by Alfredo Siniscalchi.
- 1937
- 19 February - Attempted assassination of Rodolfo Graziani at Viceregal Palace.[11][12]
- 19–20 February: Crackdown by Italian forces on Ethiopian population.[11][13]
- 1938 - Francesco Camero Medici becomes governor.
- 1939 - Enrico Cerulli becomes governor, succeeded by Guglielmo Nasi.
- 1940
- Giuseppe Daodice becomes governor.
- Hailé Sélassié Stadium opens.
- 1941
- Agenore Frangipani becomes governor.
- 5 May: Haile Selassie returns.
- Addis Zemen Amharic-language newspaper begins publication.[14]
- 1942 - Holy Trinity Cathedral built.
- 1943 - Haile Selassie I school established.[6]
- 1944 - Public library inaugurated.[8][15]
- 1945 - Anbessa City Bus Service founded.
- 1947 - Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce founded.[16]
1950s-1960s
- 1950 - University College of Addis Ababa established.[8]
- 1952 - Prince Makonnen school established.[6]
- 1955 - Jubilee Palace[5] and Haile Sellasie I Theatre built.[1]
- 1958
- Institute of Archaeology founded.
- Economic Commission for Africa headquartered in city.[17]
- 1960
- December: Coup attempt.[18]
- Koka Dam constructed.
- 1961
- Bole Airport established.
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa headquartered in Addis Ababa.
- 1963
- Organization of African Unity headquartered in Addis Ababa.[19]
- Orchestra Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Bank, and Addis Ababa University's Institute of Ethiopian Studies[5] established.
- 1965 - Council of the Oriental Orthodox Churches held.[19]
- 1966
1970s-1980s
- 1974
- February: Demonstrations.[11]
- Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in operation.
- Population: 1,097,600.[2]
- 1975 - Kebeles established.
- 1977
- February: Coup at Menelik Palace.[18]
- Alemu Abebe becomes mayor.
- 1984
- 1987 - City becomes capital of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
1990s
- 1991
- City taken by Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.[4]
- Ethiopian Economic Association headquartered in Addis Ababa.[22]
- 1992 - Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development headquartered in Addis Ababa.[20]
- 1994
- Theological College of the Holy Trinity re-opens.[23]
- Population: 2,112,737.[19]
- 1995
- Addis Ababa "given the status of self-governed city."[24]
- The Reporter newspaper begins publication.[25]
- 1996
- 1998 - Addis Ababa Ring Road construction begins.
- 1999 - Ethiopian National Archives and Library established.[15]
21st century
2000s
- 2000
- City administrative areas reorganized into 10 sub-cities: Arada, Addis Ketema, Akaki Kalati, Bole, Cherkos, Gulele, Kolfe Keranio, Lideta, Nefas Silk, and Yeka.[27]
- Oromia Region capital relocated from Addis to Adama.
- Addis Ababa Women Entrepreneurs Association[28] and Universal Arts and Crafts gallery[8] established.
- November: Burial of Haile Selassie.[4]
- 2001 - City plan adopted.[24]
- 2002
- African Union headquartered in Addis Ababa.[19]
- AIDS Resource Center launched.[29]
- Population: 2,646,000.[30]
- Bole Airport new terminal opens.[18]
- 2003 - Arkebe Oqubay becomes mayor.
- 2004 - Ethiopian Orthodox Library-Museum inaugurated.[8]
- 2005 - Election protest.[31]
- 2006
- 2007
- Addis International Film Festival begins.[34]
- Dembel Mall built.
- 2008
- Addis Ababa Women’s Affairs Bureau established.[35]
- Kuma Demeksa becomes mayor.
- April–May: African Championships in Athletics held.
- 2009 - Cinema Yoftahe opens.[36]
2010s
- 2011 - Jazzamba Lounge (nightclub) in business.[37]
- 2012
- Muslim protest.[38]
- African Union Conference Center inaugurated.[39]
- 2013 - 2 June: Anti-government protest.[40]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Bahru Zewde (2005). "The City Centre: a Shifting Concept in the History of Addis Ababa". Urban Africa: Changing Contours of Survival in the City. London: Zed Books. ISBN 1842775936.
- 1 2 3 J. John Palen (1974). "Housing in a Developing Nation: The Case of Addis Ababa". Land Economics. 50. JSTOR 3145012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Richard Pankhurst (1961). "Menelik and the Foundation of Addis Ababa". Journal of African History. 2. JSTOR 179586.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ethiopia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 Siegbert Uhlig, ed. (2007). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. 3. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05607-6.
- 1 2 3 4 5 W. T. S. Gould (1973). "Provision of Secondary Schools in African Cities: A Study of Addis Ababa". Town Planning Review. 44. JSTOR 40102950.
- ↑ Philip Briggs (2012). Ethiopia (6th ed.). UK: Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841624143.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shiferaw Assefa (2010), "Ethiopia: Libraries, Archives and Museums", in Marcia J. Bates, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127
- ↑ "Abyssinia". New International Year Book. NY: Dodd, Mead and Co. 1921.
- ↑ International Herald Tribune, 5 April 1936
- 1 2 3 Harold G. Marcus (1994), A History of Ethiopia, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 0520081218
- ↑ New York Times, 21 February 1937
- ↑ New York Times, 24 February 1937
- ↑ "Ethiopia: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.
- 1 2 "About Us". Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Nazret.com". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Richard Green (2004). "United Nations". Chronology of International Organizations. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-35590-6.
- 1 2 3 4 David H. Shinn; Thomas P. Ofcansky (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6566-2.
- 1 2 3 4 "City Profile". City Government of Addis Ababa. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Think Tank Directory". Philadelphia, USA: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Urban Profile". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 2008. ISBN 9789211319828.
- ↑ "EEA Profile". Ethiopian Economic Association. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "History". Holy Trinity Theological College. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- 1 2 M. Rutten and T. Degefa (2005). "Addis Ababa". In K. Shillington. Encyclopedia of African History. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-57958-245-6.
- ↑ "About Us". Addis Ababa: Media & Communications Center. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Trade Fair". Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Urban Inequities Report: Addis Ababa". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Retrieved 20 February 2013. 2003?
- ↑ "Addis Ababa Women Entrepreneurs Association". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "About NARC". National AIDS Resource Center. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Riots in Addis". Global Voices. 3 November 2005.
- ↑ New York Times, 12 May 2006
- ↑ "Federation of African Societies of Chemistry". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Addis International Film Festival". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Addis Ababa City Administration women, Children and Youths Affair Bureau". City Government of Addis Ababa. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "In Ethiopia's Capital, a Resurgent Jazz Scene", New York Times, 13 November 2014
- ↑ Jon Abbink (2013). "Ethiopia". In Andreas Mehler; et al. Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2012. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 325+. ISBN 978-90-04-25600-2.
- ↑ "African Union opens Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia". BBC News Online. BBC. 2012-01-28.
- ↑ "Thousands march for rights in rare Ethiopia protest". Reuters. 2 June 2013.
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Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- "Capital of Abyssinia". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 1895.
- Published in the 20th century
- P.H.G. Powell-Cotton (1902). "(Adis Ababa)". A Sporting Trip through Abyssinia. London: Rowland Ward.
- "Addis Ababa is New Town of Ethiopia". New York Times. May 3, 1936.
- Ahmend Zekaria; et al., eds. (1987). Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Centenary of Addis Ababa 1986.
- Published in the 21st century
- Peter P. Garretson (2000). A History of Addis Abäba from Its Foundation in 1886 to 1910. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-04060-0.
- City Government, City Development Plan 2001-2010, Addis Ababa
- Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, ed. (2005). "Addis Ababa". Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.
- Annabel Erulkar; et al. (2006). "Migration and Vulnerability among Adolescents in Slum Areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". Journal of Youth Studies. 9.
External links
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- "(Articles related to Addis Ababa)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre.
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