# Timeline of Mombasa

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya.

## 14th-18th centuries

* 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.
* 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.
* 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.
* 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.
* 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.
* 1529 - Portuguese in power.
* 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.
* 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.
* 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.
* 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.
* 1631 - Portuguese "expelled." The sultan of Mombasa, christened Dom Jerónimo Chingulia, assassinated the Portuguese governor, reclaimed his Muslim name of Yusuf ibn al-Hasan, and ordered all Christians in the city to convert to Islam.
* 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.
* 1635 - Fort Jesus repaired by Francisco de Seixas e Cabreira.
* 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.
* 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.
* 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.
* 1728/9 - A Portuguese force from Goa again held Mombasa, but were driven out by the Muscat Arabs.
* 1734 - Mazrui in power.

## 19th century

* 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.
* 1875 - A revolt against Zanzibar was put down with British assistance.
* 1885 - Hinduism in Africa Formation of the Hindu Union, and creation of Lord Shiva Temple (Shivaalay) in Central Mombasa.
* 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;" town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.
* 1895 - Government Press established.
* 1896
** Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.
** National Bank of India branch and Mombasa Club established.
* 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate).
* 1899 - Post office built.

## 20th century

* 1901
** Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) begins operating.
** African Standard newspaper begins publication.
** Jevanjee mosque built.
* 1902 - Court of Kenya established.
* 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.
* 1904 - Africa Hotel in business.
* 1905
** Mombasa Cathedral opens.
** Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi.
* 1907 - Slavery abolished.
* 1910 - Population: about 30,000.
* 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
* 1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.
* 1929 - Makupa Causeway built.
* 1931 - Nyali Bridge built.
* 1937 - Likoni Ferry begins operating.
* 1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established.
* 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens.
* 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
* 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.
* 1962 - Population: 179,575 urban agglomeration.
* 1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa.
** Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.
** Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
* 1973
** 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
** Population: 301,000 urban agglomeration.
* 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
* 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
* 1981
** Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.
** Sister city relationship established with Seattle, US.
* 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.
* 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
* 1986 - Marine Park established.
* 1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration).
* 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
* 1999
** Mombasa Republican Council formed.
** Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.
* 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).

## 21st century

* 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
* 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.
* 2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration).
* 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.
* 2009
** Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor.
** Population: 523,183.
* 2010 - Population: 905,627 (estimate).
* 2012
** 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
** 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.
* 2013
** October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.
** Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University of Mombasa.
* 2017 - Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway begins operating.