# Timeline of Bamako

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bamako, Mali.

## Prior to 20th century

* 16th century - Bambara in power.
* c. 1650 - founding of the kafu of Bamako by Sériba Niaré.
* 1806 - Mungo Park passes through Bamako.
* 1880 - Mandinka Samory Touré in power (approximate date).
* 1883
** 1 February: Town occupied by French forces under command of Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes.
** April: Battles of Woyowoyanko, Samory Toure's forces repulsed just south of Bamako.
** Fort built by French.

## 20th century

* 1903 - Fort demolished.
* 1904 - Koulikoro-Bamako railway built.
* 1906 - Chamber of commerce established.
* 1907 - Palais de Koulouba [fr] (presidential residence) built.
* 1908 - 23 May: Capital of French colonial Upper Senegal and Niger relocated to Bamako from Kayes.
* 1919 - Bamako becomes a "commune-mixte" (form of administration).
* 1920
** Bamako becomes capital of colonial French Sudan.
** Population: 16,000 (estimate).
* 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako active.
* 1923 - Dakar-Bamako railroad begins operating.
* 1924 - Monument aux héros de l'Armee Noire [fr] dedicated.
* 1927 - Sacred Heart Cathedral built.
* 1929 - "Submersible causeway to Sotuba" built across the Niger River.
* 1933 - Ecole Artisanale du Soudan (art school) established (later Institut National des Arts de Bamako).
* 1934 - Institut de la Lèpre (medical entity) begins operating.
* 1936 - Population: 21,000 (estimate).
* 1945 - Population: 36,000 (estimate).
* 1946 - Rassemblement Démocratique Africain political party headquartered in city.
* 1947 - Dakar–Niger Railway labor strike.
* 1948 - Photographer Seydou Keïta in business.
* 1949 - L'Essor newspaper begins publication.
* 1953 - Sudanese Museum opens.
* 1956 - Modibo Keïta elected mayor.
* 1958
** Vincent Auriol Bridge built.
** Photographer Malick Sidibé in business.
** Population: 76,000.
* 1960
** City becomes capital of the Republic of Mali.
** Djoliba AC (football club) formed.
** Stade Modibo Kéïta (stadium) opens.
** Population: 130,00 urban agglomeration.
* 1963 - École Normale Supérieure of Bamako opens.
* 1965
** Centre français de documentation de Bamako [fr] founded.
** Population: 168,000.
* 1970s - Grand Mosque of Bamako built.
* 1972 - Population: 225,000 (estimate).
* 1974 - Twin city relationship established with Angers, France.
* 1975 - Sister city relationship established with Rochester, New York, United States.
* 1976 -
** Population 419,239
* 1977 - 18 May: Funeral of Modibo Keita.
* 1978
** District of Bamako created, consisting of six communes: Commune I, II, III, IV [fr], V, and VI [fr], each with its own mayor.
** Groupe Bogolan Kasobané (artisan group) formed.
* 1980 - March: Saharan states summit held in city.
* 1982 - National Museum of Mali active.
* 1983 - Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali headquartered in city.
* 1984 - October: Meeting of Economic Community of West African States held in city.
* 1987
** "Islamic centre" built.
** African health ministers meet in city, adopt "Bamako Initiative" for healthcare.
** Population: 658,275 in city.
* 1989 - Les Échos newspaper begins publication.
* 1990s - Hippopotamus statue [fr] erected.
* 1991
** 22 March: Anti-government protest; crackdown.
** 26 March: 1991 Malian coup d'état occurs.
* 1992
** 19 January: Malian municipal election, 1992 [fr] held.
** King Fahd Bridge opens.
* 1994
** Rencontres africaines de la photographie biennial exhibit begins.
** BCEAO Tower built.
* 1995 - Monument de l'Indépendance and Monument to the Martyrs dedicated.
* 1996
** University of Bamako opens.
** Monument to Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly dedicated.
* 1998
** Cadre de promotion pour la formation en photographie de Bamako [fr] established.
** Ibrahima N'Diaye becomes district mayor.
** Population: 1,016,167 in city.
* 2000
** Fresques murales de Koulouba (monument) built.
** Monument to Kwame Nkrumah dedicated.
** Sister city relationship established with São Paulo, Brazil.

## 21st century

* 2001
** Kita-Bamako road constructed.
** Stade du 26 Mars (stadium) opens.
* 2002
** 2002 African Cup of Nations football contest held in Bamako.
** Monument to Patrice Lumumba dedicated.
* 2003 - Moussa Badoulaye Traoré [fr] becomes district mayor.
* 2005
** Budapest-Bamako car race begins.
** Geekcorps office established.
* 2007 - Adama Sangaré [fr] becomes district mayor.
* 2009
** Institut national de la statistique (Mali) [fr] headquartered in city.
** Population: 1,810,366 urban agglomeration.
* 2011
** Université des lettres et des sciences humaines de Bamako [fr], Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako [fr], Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako [fr], Université des sciences sociales et de gestion de Bamako [fr] established.
** Institut français du Mali [fr] active.
* 2015 - 20 November: 2015 Bamako hotel attack occurs in Hippodrome.
* 2016 - 21 March: Attack on headquarters of the European Union military training mission in Bamako.
* 2022 -
** Population 4,227,569 in capital district