Timeline of Benguela

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

Prior to 20th century

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
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also
Years in Angola
  • 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

  • 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

  • 2005 - Population: 151,235 (estimate).
  • 2007
    • Pavilhão Acácias Rubras (arena) opens.
    • 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

  • Benguela history
  • Reino de Benguela (1617-1869)
  • Timeline of Luanda

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g W. Martin James (2011), Historical Dictionary of Angola (2nd ed.), US: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810871939
  2. ^ a b Candido 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Angola". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.
  7. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Angola". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Angola: Städte & Orte". Citypopulation.de (in German). Oldenburg, Germany: Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Membros: Benguela". Uccla.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations

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