The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lilongwe, Malawi.

20th century

  • 1902 – Local leader Njewa sets up a boma named after the Lilongwe River.
  • 1904 – Lilongwe becomes administrative seat of British colonial Nyasaland Protectorate.
  • 1905 – Road built to Dedza.
  • 1906 – "Asian traders" arrive.
  • 1909 – Road built to Fort Jameson and Fort Manning.
  • 1910 – Administrative Lilongwe District created.
  • 1923 – Diamphwe Bridge built.
  • 1930 – Imperial Tobacco Company manufactory begins operating.
  • 1944 – European School founded.
  • 1949 – Odini Catholic newspaper begins publication.
  • 1959 – Roman Catholic diocese of Lilongwe established.
  • 1963 – Lilongwe Technical College founded.
  • 1964 – Lilongwe becomes part of independent Malawi.
  • 1966 – Population: 19,425.
  • 1967 – University of Malawi's Bunda College of Agriculture active.
  • 1968 – Capitol City Development Corporation formed; Lilongwe "development as the new national capital" begins.
  • 1975 – Capital of Malawi moved to Lilongwe from Zomba.
  • 1977 Silver Strikers F.C. (football club) formed. Population: 98,718.
  • 1979 – University of Malawi's Kamuzu College of Nursing established.
  • 1983 – Lilongwe International Airport opens.
  • 1987 – Population: 233,973.
  • 1989 – Lilongwe National Botanic Garden[de] founded.
  • 1992 – May: Anti-government protest.
  • 1997 – Media Institute of Southern Africa Malawi chapter headquartered in city.
  • 1998 – Population: 440,471.

21st century

  • 2003 – Population: 632,867 in city; 1,087,917 urban agglomeration (estimate).
  • 2005 National government administration moved to Lilongwe from Blantyre. Banda Mausoleum erected.
  • 2007 Lilongwe Wildlife Centre founded. Memorial Tower erected.[chronology citation needed]
  • 2008 December: Cholera outbreak. Population: 674,448 in city.
  • 2009 – Kelvin Mmangisa appointed mayor.
  • 2010 – Parliament Building constructed.
  • 2011 – July: Anti-government protest.
  • 2012 Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources opens. Bingu wa Mutharika Conference Centre built. Population: 868,800 in city (estimate).
  • 2013 – Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal reported.
  • 2016 – Lilongwe Trade Fair begins.
  • 2017 Bingu National Stadium opens. Desmond Bikoko becomes mayor. July: Stampede occurs at Bingu Stadium.
  • 2018 - Population: 989,318.
  • 2020 – Population: 1,324,314 (projected estimate).

See also

  • Lilongwe history

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

Bibliography

  • Harri Englund (2001). "Politics of multiple identities: the making of a Home Villagers' Association in Lilongwe, Malawi". In Arne Tostensen; et al. (eds.). Associational Life in African Cities: Popular Responses to the Urban Crisis. Sweden: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. p. 90+. ISBN 978-91-7106-465-3.
  • Hastings Mumba (2005), "Land transfer from central to local government and its delivery to the people: the experience of Lilongwe city", in C. Kruse and M. Manda (ed.), Lessons in Urban Management Experiences in Malawi, 2000–2005, Malawi, ISBN 9990892032{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • , United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2011, ISBN 978-92-1-132377-1
  • Roman A. Cybriwsky (2013). "Lilongwe". . ABC-CLIO. p. 155+. ISBN 978-1-61069-248-9.
  • Maria Rusca; et al. (2017). "Bathing without water, and other stories of everyday hygiene practices and risk perception in urban low-income areas: the case of Lilongwe, Malawi". Environment and Urbanization. 29 (2): 533. Bibcode:. doi:.

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Images

  • Lilongwe, early 20th c.
  • Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters under construction, Lilongwe, 1979
  • Lilongwe market, 2008
  • View of Lilongwe from space, 2010