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.Ibn Battuta, "The Journeys of Ibn Battuta 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 (Shivaalay) 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 (estimate). 1899 - Post office built.
20th century 1901 Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) 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 (urban agglomeration). 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor. 1999 Mombasa Republican Council formed. Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use. 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).
21st century
2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks. 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini. 2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration). 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established. 2009 Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor. Population: 523,183. 2010 - Population: 905,627 (estimate). 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.
See also Mombasa history (fr) Mombasa District Timelines of other cities in Kenya: Nairobi
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