Timeline of Ibadan

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Prior to 20th century

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  • 1835 – Oluyole becomes Olubadan.
  • 1851 – Anglican Church Mission established by David Hinderer.[1][2]
  • 1900 – Lagos-Ibadan railway begins operating

20th century

  • 1913 – Ibadan Grammar School established.
  • 1916 – Moor Plantation established near Ibadan.[3]
  • 1929 – Government College founded.
  • 1947 – Economic protest.[4]
  • 1948 – University College of Ibadan and its Botanical Garden established.[1][5]
  • 1949 – Nigerian Tribune newspaper begins publication.[6]
  • 1951 – Ibadan Peoples Party organized.
  • 1952 – Population: 459,196.[7]
  • 1954 – Nigerian Records Office headquartered in Ibadan.[8]
  • 1955
    • Historical Society of Nigeria founded in Ibadan.[9]
    • Isaac Babalola Akinyele becomes Olubadan.
  • 1957 – Black Orpheus literary magazine begins publication.[1][10]
  • 1958 – Nigerian National Archives headquartered in city.[8]
  • 1959 – Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) television begins broadcasting (later NTA Ibadan).[11]
  • 1960
    • Liberty Stadium opens.
    • Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research headquartered in city.[12]
  • 1961 – Mbari Writers and Artists Club formed.[10]
  • 1962 – University of Ibadan active;[13] Institute of African Studies founded.[14]
  • 1963 – Population: 627,380.[15]
  • 1965 – Cocoa House built.
  • 1967 – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture headquartered in city.
  • 1975
    • Population: 847,000.[16]
    • David Jemibewon becomes governor of Oyo State.
  • 1976
    • City becomes capital of Oyo State.[13]
    • Akinyele, Lagelu, and Oluyole semi-urban local governments created.[17]
  • 1982 – Leventis United football team formed.
  • 1989 – Egbeda, Ido, and Ona Ara semi-urban local governments created.[17]
  • 1991 – Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, and Ibadan South-West urban local governments created.[17]
  • 1999 – Yinusa Ogundipe Arapasowu I becomes Olubadan

21st century

View of Ibadan, 2016
  • 2003
    • Ibadan Internet Exchange commissioned.
    • Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja becomes governor of Oyo State.
  • 2007 – Oyekunle Ayinde Olukotun becomes Olubadan.
  • 2011
    • Abiola Ajimobi becomes governor of Oyo State.
    • Population: 2,949,000 (urban agglomeration).[18]
  • 2024
    • Oyo State coup attempt by Yoruba separatists[19]

See also

  • Ibadan history
  • List of Olubadan
  • Timelines of other cities in Nigeria: Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt

References

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  2. ^ "Hinderer, David, Nigeria, Anglican (CMS)". www.dacb.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16.
  3. ^ Julius O. Ihonvbere; Timothy Shaw (1998). Illusions of Power: Nigeria in Transition. New Jersey, US: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0-86543-642-8.
  4. ^ Tom G. Forrest (1994). The Advance of African Capital: The Growth of Nigerian Private Enterprise. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-1562-3.
  5. ^ "Garden Search: Nigeria". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Ibadan (Nigeria) – Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, US: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
  8. ^ a b Toyin Falola; Saheed Aderinto (2010). Nigeria, Nationalism, and Writing History. University Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1-58046-358-4.
  9. ^ Gloria Chuku, ed. (2013). "Kenneth Dike: the Father of Modern African Historiography". The Igbo Intellectual Tradition: Creative Conflict in African and African Diasporic Thought. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 137–164. ISBN 978-1-137-31129-0.
  10. ^ a b "Guinea Coast, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  11. ^ Louise M. Bourgault (1995). Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-11309-1.
  12. ^ "History of NISER". Government of Nigeria. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b Our History, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015
  14. ^ Robert W. July (1987). "Chapter 9". An African Voice: The Role of the Humanities in African Independence. US: Duke University Press. p. 192+. ISBN 0-8223-0769-3.
  15. ^ Udo 1970.
  16. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  17. ^ a b c Detailed Information of the 33 Local Governments in Brief, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015
  18. ^ The State of African Cities 2014. United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 10 September 2015. ISBN 978-92-1-132598-0. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10.
  19. ^ Ibrahim Adeyemi (23 April 2024). "The Curious Journey Of Woman Who Declared Yoruba Independence From Nigeria". HumAngle. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
This article incorporates information from the Yoruba Wikipedia.

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