Timeline of Bishkek

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

19th-20th centuries

1825 - Built as one of 35 fortresses built in the region by Khokand to extend control over the Chu valley.
1860 - Conquered by a detachment of 600 Russians from Vernoe in a 7-day assault.
1864 - Became an important Cossack base and a regular relay point for the imperial mail service.
1895 - The city elected its first mayor.
1926 - The city became capital of the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic; Pishpek renamed "Frunze."
1925 - Batratskaya Pravda newspaper begins publication.
1938 - Botanical Garden founded.
1954 - Frunze Polytechnic Institute founded.
1965 - Population: 355,000.
1974 - Vecherniy Bishkek newspaper begins publication.
1975 - Manas Airport begins operating.
1976 - Ala Archa National Park established near city.
1979 - Population: 552,000.
1984 - Ala-Too Square laid out.
1985 - White House built.
1990 - Kyrgyz Television begins broadcasting.
1991 - City renamed "Bishkek."
1992 - Dordoy Bazaar in business.
1993
* International University of Kyrgyzstan established.
* Jumabek Ibraimov becomes mayor.
1995
* Boris Silayev becomes mayor.
* Population: 583,900.
1996 - International Atatürk-Alatoo University established.
1998
* Felix Kulov becomes mayor.
* "Church in Bishkek" founded.
1999 - The Times of Central Asia English-language newspaper begins publication.

2001 - Manas Air Base of the United States military established outside city.
2005
* 24 March: Protest against Akayev regime.
* Arstanbek Nogoev becomes mayor.
* Institute for Public Policy founded.
2006 - Protest against Bakiyev regime.
2007
* Demonstration against Bakiyev regime.
* Daniar Usenov becomes mayor.
2008 - Nariman Tuleyev becomes mayor.
2009 - Population: 846,256.
2010
* 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots.
* Isa Omurkulov becomes mayor.
2011 - TEDx Bishkek begins.
2016 - becomes mayor.
2017 - Turkish Airlines Flight 6491, a cargo flight with 4 crew members, crashes while attempting to land at Manas International Airport near Bishkek, killing the 4 crew members and another 34 on the ground, including 17 children, at Dacha-SU, a residential enclave near the airport.