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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya.
- 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.[1]
- 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.[2][3]
- 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.[2]
- 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.[4]
- 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.[2][3]
- 1529 - Portuguese in power.[5]
- 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.[2]
- 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.[6]
- 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.[7][3]
- 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.[8]
- 1631 - Portuguese "expelled."[9][10] The sultan of Mombasa, christened Dom Jerónimo Chingulia, assassinated the Portuguese governor, reclaimed his Muslim name of Yusuf ibn al-Hasan, and ordered all Christians in the city to convert to Islam.[11]
- 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.[8]
- 1635 - Fort Jesus repaired by Francisco de Seixas e Cabreira.[3]
- 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.[12]
- 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.[12]
- 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.[8]
- 1728/9 - A Portuguese force from Goa again held Mombasa, but were driven out by the Muscat Arabs.[3]
- 1734 - Mazrui in power.[8]
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- 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.[8]
- 1875 - A revolt against Zanzibar was put down with British assistance.[3]
- 1885 - Hinduism in Africa Formation of the Hindu Union, and creation of Lord Shiva Temple (Shivaalay) in Central Mombasa.
- 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;"[8] town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.[5][3]
- 1895 - Government Press established.[13]
- 1896
- Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.[3]
- National Bank of India branch[14][15] and Mombasa Club established.[16]
- 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate).[7]
- 1899 - Post office built.[17]
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- 1901
- Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) begins operating.[18]
- African Standard newspaper begins publication.[18]
- Jevanjee mosque built.[17]
- 1902 - Court of Kenya established.[19]
- 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.[20]
- 1904 - Africa Hotel in business.[17]
- 1905
- 1907 - Slavery abolished.[22]
- 1910 - Population: about 30,000.[3]
- 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
- 1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.[23]
- 1929 - Makupa Causeway built.
- 1931 - Nyali Bridge built.
- 1937 - Likoni Ferry begins operating.
- 1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established.
- 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens.[24]
- 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
- 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.[4]
- 1962 - Population: 179,575 urban agglomeration.[25]
- 1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa.
- Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.[26]
- Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
- 1973
- 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
- Population: 301,000 urban agglomeration.[27]
- 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
- 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
- 1981
- Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.[20]
- Sister city relationship established with Seattle, US.[28]
- 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.[4]
- 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
- 1986 - Marine Park established.
- 1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration).[29]
- 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
- 1999
- Mombasa Republican Council formed.
- Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.
- 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).[29]
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- 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
- 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.[4]
- 2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration).[29]
- 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.[24]
- 2009
- 2010 - Population: 905,627 (estimate).[32]
- 2012
- 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
- 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.[33][34]
- 2013
- October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.[33]
- Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University of Mombasa.
- 2017 - Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway begins operating.
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- Mombasa history (fr)
- Mombasa District
- Timelines of other cities in Kenya: Nairobi
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