The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Benguela, Angola.
Prior to 20th century
edit- 1617 - Forte de São Filipe de Benguela founded in Portuguese Angola, under colonial governor Manuel Cerveira Pereira.[1]
- 1641 - Benguela taken by Dutch.[1]
- 1648 - Dutch ousted; Portuguese in power again.[1]
- 1779 - Antonio Jose Pimental de Castro e Mesquita appointed colonial governor of Benguela.[2]
- 1784 - Pedro Jose Correia de Quevedo Homem e Magalhaes becomes governor.[2]
- 1792 - Francisco Paim da Camara Ornellas becomes governor (approximate date).[3]
- 1795 - Alexandre José Botelho de Vasconcelos appointed governor.[3]
- 1803 - Francisco Infante de Sequeira Correa da Silva becomes governor (approximate date).[3]
- 1810 - Jose Maria Doutel d'Almeida becomes governor (approximate date).[3]
- 1814 - Joao de Alvellos Leiria becomes governor (approximate date).[3]
- 1816 - Joze Joaquim Marques de Graca becomes governor (approximate date).[3]
- 1817 - Manoel d'Abreu de Mello e Alvim becomes governor (approximate date).[3]
- 1828 - Joaquim Aurelio de Oliveira becomes governor (approximate date).[3]
- 1836 - Slave trade officially abolished.[1]
- 1900 - Benguella province active.[4]
20th century
edit- 1912
- Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (railway) to Huambo begins operating (approximate date).[1]
- Jornal de Benguela newspaper begins publication.
- 1915 - Sporting Clube de Benguela formed.
- 1920 - Clube Nacional de Benguela (football club) formed.
- 1921 - Império Sport Clube formed
- 1940 - Population: 14,243.[5]
- 1960 - Population: 23,256.[5]
- 1963 - Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (church) built.
- 1965 - Lomaum Dam built on the Catumbela River in vicinity of Benguela.
- 1970
- Population: 40,996 (including 10,175 whites).[6][1]
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela established.[7]
- 1972 - Autódromo de Benguela opens.
- 1975 - Benguela becomes part of newly independent Republic of Angola.[4]
- 1981 - Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio (football club) formed.
- 1983 - Population: 155,000 (estimate).[8]
21st century
edit- 2005 - Population: 151,235 (estimate).[citation needed]
- 2007
- Pavilhão Acácias Rubras (arena) opens.[citation needed]
- August: Part of AfroBasket 2007 played in Benguela.
- 2009
- Estádio Nacional de Ombaka (stadium)[1] and 4 de Abril Bridge (to Lobito) open.
- Universidade Katyavala Bwila founded.
- 2010 - January: Part of 2010 Africa Cup of Nations football contest played in Benguela.
- 2011 - City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.[9]
- 2012 - Catumbela Airport opens in vicinity of Benguela.
- 2018 - Population: 623,777 (estimate, urban agglomeration).[10]
See also
edit- Benguela history
- Reino de Benguela (1617-1869)
- Timeline of Luanda
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g W. Martin James (2011), Historical Dictionary of Angola (2nd ed.), US: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810871939
- ^ a b Candido 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Joseph C. Miller (1988). Way of Death: Merchant Capitalism and the Angolan Slave Trade, 1730–1830. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-11563-0.
- ^ a b Gwillim Law (1999). "Angola". Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. US: McFarland & Company. pp. 27–29. ISBN 0786407298.
- ^ a b Ilídio do Amaral [in Portuguese] (1978). "Contribuição para o conhecimento do fenómeno de urbanização em Angola". Finisterra (in Portuguese). 13 (25). Centro de Estudos Geográficos da Universidade de Lisboa. ISSN 0430-5027.
- ^ "Angola". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Angola". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Angola: Städte & Orte". Citypopulation.de (in German). Oldenburg, Germany: Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Membros: Benguela". Uccla.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
Bibliography
edit- Esteves Pereira; Guilherme Rodrigues, eds. (1906). "Benguella". Portugal: Diccionario Historico... (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisbon: Joao Romano Torres. hdl:2027/gri.ark:/13960/t6m081q3b. OCLC 865826167.
- Mariana P. Candido (2013). An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World: Benguela and Its Hinterland. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-01186-1.
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