Timeline of Bulawayo

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

19th century
Part of a series on the
History of Zimbabwe
Ancient history
Leopard's Kopje c.900–1075
Mapungubwe Kingdom c.1075–1220
Zimbabwe Kingdom c.1220–1450
Butua Kingdom c.1450–1683
Mutapa Kingdom c.1450–1760
White settlement pre-1923
Rozvi Empire c.1684–1834
Rudd Concession 1888
BSA Company rule 1890–1923
First Matabele War 1893–1894
Second Matabele War 1896–1897
World War I involvement 1914–1918
Colony of Southern Rhodesia 1923–1980
World War II involvement 1939–1945
Malayan Emergency
involvement		 1948–1960
Federation with Northern
Rhodesia and Nyasaland		 1953–1963
Rhodesian Bush War 1964–1979
1965
Rhodesia under UDI 1965–1979
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia June–Dec 1979
Dec 1979
British Dependency 1979–1980
Zimbabwe 1980–present
Gukurahundi 1982–1987
Second Congo War 1998–2003
Coup d'état 2017
  • 1830s - Ndebele Mzilikazi Khumalo locates seat of Mthwakazi nation in Bulawayo, in Matabeleland (approximate date).[1]
  • 1893 - Ndebele capital "GuBulawayo" besieged, demolished by British South Africa Company forces during the First Matabele War.[2]
  • 1894
    • Bulawayo town established near former settlement by British South Africa Company.[2]
    • Telegraph begins operating.[2]
    • Chronicle newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1897
    • Bulawayo becomes a municipality.[1]
    • I.G. Hirschler becomes mayor.
    • Railway to South Africa begins operating.[1]
  • 1899 - Railway to Salisbury and Mozambique begins operating.[1]

20th century

21st century

See also

References
  1. Mlambo 2003.
  2. Parpart 2005.
  3. "Timelines". Sahistory.org.za. Cape Town, South Africa: South African History Online. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Zimbabwe". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. "Zimbabwe: Bulawayo". Emporis.com. Hamburg: Emporis GmbH. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. 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. Southern Rhodesia
  7. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1986). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1984 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 257–285.
  8. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2000. United Nations Statistics Division.
  9. "Zimbabwe's south becomes a zone of fear", The Guardian, UK, 23 June 2000
  10. "An ill wind from the south-west", The Economist, UK, 28 September 2000
  11. "Political Violence Strikes Zimbabwe's Second Largest City", New York Times, 17 November 2001
  12. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2015. United Nations Statistics Division. 2016.
  13. "Nkomo statue mounted", Herald.co.zw, 18 December 2013
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Images
  • Statue of Rhodes unveiled in 1904
  • View of Bulawayo, 1976
  • Statue of Nkomo erected in 2013 (photo 2017)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.