# Timeline of Luanda

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Luanda, Angola.

## 16th–18th centuries

Part of a series on the :
History of Angola :
| Precolonial history | to 1575 |
| Colonization | 1575–1641 |
| Dutch occupation | 1641–1648 |
| Colonial history | 1648–1951 |
| Portuguese province | 1951–1961 |
| War of Independence | 1961–1974 |
| Sovereign socialist state | 1975–1992 |
| Civil War | 1975–2002 |
Post-war Angola’s :
2000s
2010s
2020s :
See also :
Years in Angola :
vte :
* 1530s – "Portuguese establish a slave-trading station."
* 1575 – Church built on Ilha de Luanda.
* 1576
** São Paulo da Assumpção de Loanda founded by Portuguese Paulo Dias de Novais.
** Fortress of São Miguel built.
* 1605 – Settlement recognized as a city.
* 1618 – Fortaleza São Pedro da Barra built.
* 1623 – Jesuit college founded.
* 1634 – Fortress of São Miguel rebuilt.
* 1641 – Capture of Luanda by Dutch.
* 1648 – Returned to being a Portuguese possession.
* 1679 – Cathedral of Luanda built.
* 1684 – Bishop's seat relocated to Luanda from São Salvador.
* 1764 – Arquivo Historico de Angola organized.
* 1766 – Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo rebuilt.
* 1769 – Aula de Geometria e Fortificacao (educational institution) founded.
* 1781 – Population: 9,755.
* 1796 – Population: 7,204.

## 19th century

* 1816 – Population: 4,689.
* 1836 – Slave trade declared illegal.
* 1844
** Port opens to foreign shipping.
** Population: 5,605.
* 1850 – Population: 12,565.
* 1865 – Banco Nacional Ultramarino branch opens.
* 1873 – Biblioteca Municipal established.
* 1881 – O Echo de Angola begins publication.
* 1889 – Luanda Railway and aqueduct begin operating.
* 1896 – Palácio de Ferro (iron palace) assembled.

## 20th century

* 1908 – Voz de Angola newspaper begins publication.
* 1910 – Population: 15,000 (approximate).
* 1913 – Angolan League founded in Luanda.
* 1923 – A Provincia de Angola newspaper begins publication.
* 1930 – Diario de Luanda newspaper begins publication.
* 1940
** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda established.
** Population: 61,028.
* 1942 – Liceu Salvador Correia de Sa (school) built.
* 1950 – Population: 141,647.
* 1951 – Mensagem literary magazine begins publication.
* 1954 – General Craveiro Lopes Airport inaugurated.
* 1956
** Museu Nacional de História Natural de Angola (Natural History Museum of Angola) built.
** People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola headquartered in Luanda.
* 1958 – Petroleum refinery built by Fina Petroleos de Angola.
* 1960 – Population: 224,540.
* 1962 – Estudos Gerais Universitários de Angola founded.
* 1964 – Cine Atlântico [pt] (cinema) built.
* 1969 – National Library of Angola founded.
* 1970 – Population: 475,328 urban agglomeration.
* 1975
** June: Angolan Civil War begins.
** 11 November: City becomes part of independent Republic of Angola.
** União dos Escritores Angolano (writer's union) established.
** Televisao Publica de Angola headquartered in city.
* 1976
** Museu Nacional de Antropologia (National Anthropology Museum) and Grupo Desportivo Interclube football club founded.
** National Bank of Angola headquartered in city.
* 1978 – Angola Red Cross and Cinemateca Nacional de Angola headquartered in city.
* 1979
** University of Angola established.
** 17 September: Funeral of Agostinho Neto.
* 1980 – Empresa de Electricidade de Luanda (electricity company), Atlético Petróleos de Luanda football club, and National Centre for Historical Documentation and Research established.
* 1981 – August–September: Central African Games held in city.
* 1985 – City joins the newly formed União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas [pt].
* 1988 – Elinga Theater established.
* 1989 – October: International Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa meets in Luanda.
* 1991 – October: UNITA headquarters relocated to Luanda from Jamba.
* 1992
** Luanda Antena Comercial (radio) begins broadcasting.
** 30 October-1 November: Three Day War.
* 1993 – Population: 1,822,407 (urban agglomeration).
* 1997
** Jornal do Rangel newspaper begins publication.
** National Museum of Slavery founded.
* 1999
** Catholic University of Angola and Cha de Caxinde publishing firm founded.
** January: UNITA-R congress held in city.
* 2000 – Population: 2,591,000 (urban agglomeration).

## 21st century

* 2001 – Boa Vista shantytown residents evicted.
* 2003 – Estádio Joaquim Dinis built.
* 2005 – Population: 3,533,000 (urban agglomeration).
* 2006 – African Diamond Producers Association headquartered in city.
* 2007
** Feira Internacional de Luanda (international fair) established.
** January: Flooding.
** Edificio GES, Edificio Sonangol, and Torres Atlantico towers built.
* 2008 – Construction of Angola International Airport begins.
* 2009
** Estádio 11 de Novembro opens.
** Luanda International Jazz Festival begins.
** March: Catholic pope visits city; stampede at Estádio dos Coqueiros.
** Francisca Espírito Santo becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).
* 2010
** Luanda Railway resumes operating.
** Edificio Zimbo Tower built.
* 2011
** Intercontinental Hotel built.
** Jose Maria dos Santos becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).
** Population: 5,068,000.
* 2012
** Angola Sovereign Wealth Fund headquartered in city.
** Political protest.
** Kilamba housing development built near city.
* 2013 – 1 January: Stampede at Estádio da Cidadela.
* 2014 – Graciano Francisco Domingos becomes governor of Luanda Province (approximate date).
* 2018 – Population: 2,487,444 (estimate, urban agglomeration).
* 2021 – Lusophony Games to be held in Luanda.