Timeline of Goma

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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
  • 1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the Congo Free State as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.

20th century
Part of a series on the
History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Early history pre–1876
Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
Kingdom of Luba 1585–1889
Kingdom of Lunda 1600–1887
Kingdom of Kuba 1625–1884
Kingdom of Chokwe 1800–1891
Kingdom of Yeke 1856–1891
Colonization 1876–1960
International African Association 1876–1879
International Association of the Congo 1879–1885
Congo Free State 1885–1908
Belgian Congo 1908–1960
Independence post–1960
Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) 1960–1971
Zaire 1971–1997
First Congo War 1996–1997
Second Congo War 1998–2003
Transitional Government 2003–2006
See also: Years
 DRC Portal

21st century
  • 2002 - January: Mount Nyiragongo erupts, destroys nearly half of city structures.[7]
  • 2004 - Population: 249,862 (estimate).[3]
  • 2006
    • Institut supérieur de statistique et de nouvelles technologies de Goma (school) founded.
    • Salaam Kivu International Film Festival begins.[6]
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
    • August: US secretary of state visits Goma.[7]
    • Roger Rachid Tumbala becomes mayor (approximate date).
  • 2011 - Jean Busanga Malihaseme appointed mayor.[10]
  • 2012
    • July: Battle of Goma (2012) begins.
    • 20 November: M23 forces take Goma.[7]
    • 12 December: Prison break.[4]
    • Kubuya Ndoole Naso becomes mayor.[11]
  • 2013
  • 2015
    • January: 2015 Congolese protests.
    • June: Airport taken by "Mai-Mai fighters."[12]
    • Dieudonné Malere becomes mayor.[13]
    • Population: 368,165 (estimate).[4]
  • 2016 - November: United Nations forces attacked by bomb.[14]

See also

References
  1. Bulletin de la Société de géographie et d'études coloniales de Marseille, 1910, p. 138
  2. "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Chronology of Catholic Dioceses. Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. "Kongo (Dem. Rep.): Städte". Citypopulation.de (in German). Oldenburg, Germany: Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. Emizet Francois Kisangani (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442273160.
  5. "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Political Chronology of Africa. Political Chronologies of the World. Europa Publications. 2001. pp. 100–113. ISBN 0203409957.
  6. Gesthuizen 2013.
  7. "Democratic Republic of Congo Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. Denis M. Tull (2008). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". In Andreas Mehler; et al. (eds.). Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2007. 4. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 239–254. ISBN 978-9004168053. ISSN 1871-2525.
  9. "RD Congo: Chronologie". Jeuneafrique.com (in French). Paris. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  10. "Adolphe Lumanu Nomme Un Nouveau Maire À La Tête La Ville De Goma Au Nord-Kivu", Lecongolais.cd (in French), 30 September 2011
  11. "RDC : le maire de Goma accuse le M23 de causer l'insécurité dans la périphérie de sa ville", Radiookapi.net (in French), DR Congo, 27 January 2013
  12. Gunmen attack airport in eastern Congo, seven dead, Reuters, 2 June 2015
  13. "Dieudonné Malere nommé maire de Goma", Radiookapi.net (in French), 30 August 2015
  14. Bomb attack kills child, wounds 32 Indian peacekeepers in east Congo: U.N., Reuters, 8 November 2016
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Bibliography

Images
  • Map of Goma, 1982
  • Refugee camp near Goma, 1994
  • M-23 crisis in Goma, 2012
  • MONUSCO training, 2013
  • Boulevard Kanyamahanga traffic circle, Goma, 2013
  • View of Goma, 2015
  • View of Goma, 2015
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