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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Prior to 20th century

• 1886 - Addis Ababa ("New Flower") founded by Taytu Betul, Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire.
• 1889 - Population: 15,000 (estimate).
• 1891 - Ethiopian capital relocated to Addis Ababa from Entoto (approximate date).
• 1896 - St. George's Cathedral built.
• 1897
  • Harar-Addis telephone line constructed.
  • Hospital opens.

20th century

• 1903 - Eucalyptus trees planted.
• 1904
  • Mint established.
  • Asmara-Addis telephone line constructed.
• 1906 - Telegraph office and Menelik II school established.
• 1907
  • Ras Makonnen bridge constructed.
  • Itegue Taitu Hotel in business.
• 1908 - Tefere Makonnen high school established.
• 1913 - Courrier d'Ethiopie newspaper begins publication.
• 1917 - Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway begins operating.
• 1922
  • Nasibu Emmanual becomes mayor.
  • Leprosy hospital built.
• 1924 - Medhane Alem school established.
• 1928 - Empress Menen school established.

1930s-1940s

• 1930
  • 2 November: Haile Sellasie crowned "King of Kings of Ethiopia."
  • Guenete Leul Palace built.
  • Population: 80,000 (estimate).
• 1935 - Hager Fikir Association formed.
• 1936
  • April: Aerial bombing by Italian forces.
  • 5 May: City taken by Italian forces.
  • City becomes capital of Italian East Africa.
  • Giuseppe Bottai becomes governor, succeeded by Alfredo Siniscalchi.
• 1937
  • 19 February - Attempted assassination of Rodolfo Graziani at Viceregal Palace.
  • 19–20 February: Crackdown by Italian forces on Ethiopian population.
• 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.
• 1942 - Holy Trinity Cathedral built.
• 1943 - Haile Selassie I school established.
• 1944 - Public library inaugurated.
• 1945 - Anbessa City Bus Service founded.
• 1947 - Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce founded.

1950s-1960s

• 1950 - University College of Addis Ababa established.
• 1952 - Prince Makonnen school established.
• 1955 - Jubilee Palace and Haile Sellasie I Theatre built.
• 1958
  • Institute of Archaeology founded.
  • Economic Commission for Africa headquartered in city.
• 1960
  • December: Coup attempt.
  • 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.
  • Orchestra Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Bank, and Addis Ababa University's Institute of Ethiopian Studies established.
• 1965 - Council of the Oriental Orthodox Churches held.
• 1966
  • Centre International de Developpement et de Recherche and Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society headquartered in Addis Ababa.
  • University Students' Union of Addis Ababa established.

1970s-1980s

• 1974
  • February: Demonstrations.
  • Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in operation.
  • Population: 1,097,600.
• 1975 - Kebeles established.
• 1977
  • February: Coup at Menelik Palace.
  • Alemu Abebe becomes mayor.
• 1984
  • Addis Ababa Museum established.
  • Population: 1,412,575.
• 1987 - City becomes capital of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

1990s

• 1991
  • City taken by Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.
  • Ethiopian Economic Association headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• 1992 - Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• 1994
  • Theological College of the Holy Trinity re-opens.
  • Population: 2,112,737.
• 1995
  • Addis Ababa "given the status of self-governed city."
  • The Reporter newspaper begins publication.
• 1996
  • Addis Chamber International Trade Fair begins (approximate date).
  • Goshu Art Gallery and Asni Gallery founded.
• 1998 - Addis Ababa Ring Road construction begins.
• 1999 - Ethiopian National Archives and Library established.

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.
  • Oromia Region capital relocated from Addis to Adama.
  • Addis Ababa Women Entrepreneurs Association and Universal Arts and Crafts gallery established.
  • November: Burial of Haile Selassie.
• 2001 - City plan adopted.
• 2002
  • African Union headquartered in Addis Ababa.
  • AIDS Resource Center launched.
  • Population: 2,646,000.
  • Bole Airport new terminal opens.
• 2003 - Arkebe Oqubay becomes mayor.
• 2004 - Ethiopian Orthodox Library-Museum inaugurated.
• 2005 - Election protest.
• 2006
  • 12 May: Bombings.
  • Federation of African Societies of Chemistry headquartered in Addis Ababa.
• 2007
  • Addis International Film Festival begins.
  • Dembel Mall built.
• 2008
  • Addis Ababa Women’s Affairs Bureau established.
  • Kuma Demeksa becomes mayor.
  • April–May: African Championships in Athletics held.
• 2009 - Cinema Yoftahe opens.

2010s

• 2011 - Jazzamba Lounge (nightclub) in business.
• 2012
  • Muslim protest.
  • African Union Conference Center inaugurated.
• 2013 - 2 June: Anti-government protest.

See also

• History of Addis Ababa

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and the Italian Wikipedia.

Further reading

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Published in the 20th century

Published in the 21st century

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• International Herald Tribune, 5 April 1936
• New York Times, 21 February 1937
• New York Times, 24 February 1937
• 2003?
• New York Times, 12 May 2006