Timeline of Ibadan
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Prior to 20th century
- 1835 – Oluyole becomes Olubadan.
- 1851 – Anglican Church Mission established by David Hinderer.
- 1900 – Lagos-Ibadan railway begins operating
20th century
- 1913 – Ibadan Grammar School established.
- 1916 – Moor Plantation established near Ibadan.
- 1929 – Government College founded.
- 1947 – Economic protest.
- 1948 – University College of Ibadan and its Botanical Garden established.
- 1949 – Nigerian Tribune newspaper begins publication.
- 1951 – Ibadan Peoples Party organized.
- 1952 – Population: 459,196.
- 1954 – Nigerian Records Office headquartered in Ibadan.
- 1955
- * Historical Society of Nigeria founded in Ibadan.
- * Isaac Babalola Akinyele becomes Olubadan.
- 1957 – Black Orpheus literary magazine begins publication.
- 1958 – Nigerian National Archives headquartered in city.
- 1959 – Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation television begins broadcasting.
- 1960
- * Liberty Stadium opens.
- * Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research headquartered in city.
- 1961 – Mbari Writers and Artists Club formed.
- 1962 – University of Ibadan active; Institute of African Studies founded.
- 1963 – Population: 627,380.
- 1965 – Cocoa House built.
- 1967 – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture headquartered in city.
- 1975
- * Population: 847,000.
- * David Jemibewon becomes governor of Oyo State.
- 1976
- * City becomes capital of Oyo State.
- * Akinyele, Lagelu, and Oluyole semi-urban local governments created.
- 1982 – Leventis United football team formed.
- 1989 – Egbeda, Ido, and Ona Ara semi-urban local governments created.
- 1991 – Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, and Ibadan South-West urban local governments created.
- 1999 – becomes Olubadan
21st century
- 2003
- * Ibadan Internet Exchange commissioned.
- * Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja becomes governor of Oyo State.
- 2007 – Oyekunle Ayinde Olukotun becomes Olubadan.
- 2011
- * Abiola Ajimobi becomes governor of Oyo State.
- * Population: 2,949,000.
- 2024
- * Oyo State coup attempt by Yoruba separatists