page_title: Timeline of Cotonou
section_title: 21st century
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of Cotonou / 21st century
caption_attribution_description: Taken on 05 October 2013 in Benin around Ganvié freewheely.com: Cycling Africa beyond mountains and deserts until Cape Town
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cotonou, Benin.
context_section_description: 2001 - L'Informateur newspaper begins publication.
  2002 - Maison des Médias du Bénin founded.
  2003
  25 December: Airplane crash.
  Nicéphore Soglo becomes mayor.
  2005 - Fondation Zinsou (museum) opens.
  2009 - Population: 815,041.
  2011 - Population: 924,000.
  2013 - Population: 679,012.
caption: Cotonou, 2013
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