Timeline of Mombasa
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya.
14th-18th centuries
- 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.
- 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.
- 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.
- 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.
- 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.
- 1529 - Portuguese in power.
- 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.
- 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.
- 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.
- 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.
- 1631 - Portuguese "expelled." 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.
- 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.
- 1635 - Fort Jesus repaired by Francisco de Seixas e Cabreira.
- 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.
- 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.
- 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.
- 1728/9 - A Portuguese force from Goa again held Mombasa, but were driven out by the Muscat Arabs.
- 1734 - Mazrui in power.
19th century
- 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.
- 1875 - A revolt against Zanzibar was put down with British assistance.
- 1885 - Hinduism in Africa Formation of the Hindu Union, and creation of Lord Shiva Temple in Central Mombasa.
- 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;" town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.
- 1895 - Government Press established.
- 1896
- *Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.
- * National Bank of India branch and Mombasa Club established.
- 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000.
- 1899 - Post office built.
20th century
- 1901
- * Uganda Railway begins operating.
- * African Standard newspaper begins publication.
- * Jevanjee mosque built.
- 1902 - Court of Kenya established.
- 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.
- 1904 - Africa Hotel in business.
- 1905
- * Mombasa Cathedral opens.
- * Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi.
- 1907 - Slavery abolished.
- 1910 - Population: about 30,000.
- 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
- 1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.
- 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.
- 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
- 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.
- 1962 - Population: 179,575 urban agglomeration.
- 1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa.
- * Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.
- * Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
- 1973
- * 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
- * Population: 301,000 urban agglomeration.
- 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
- 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
- 1981
- * Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.
- * Sister city relationship established with Seattle, US.
- 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.
- 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
- 1986 - Marine Park established.
- 1990 - Population: 476,000.
- 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
- 1999
- * Mombasa Republican Council formed.
- * Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.
- 2000 - Population: 687,000.
21st century
- 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
- 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.
- 2005 - Population: 830,000.
- 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.
- 2009
- * Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor.
- * Population: 523,183.
- 2010 - Population: 905,627.
- 2012
- * 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
- * 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.
- 2013
- * October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.
- * 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.