Timeline of Nouakchott

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania.

20th century

1903 - French military outpost built. 1908 - Military outpost abandoned. 1929 - French military outpost reactivated. 1952 - Rosso-Nouakchott highway constructed. 1958: Nouakchott site designated new capital of Mauritania; building of city begins. Radio de Mauritanie begins broadcasting. 1960: Capital of newly independent Mauritania moved to Nouakchott from Saint Louis. AS Garde Nationale (football club) formed. Palais de Justice (courthouse) built. 1961: National Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies built. Population: 5,807. 1965 - Population: 15,000 (estimate). 1966 - National School of Administration built. 1968 - Racial unrest. 1970: (school) founded. Population: 25,000. 1973 - ASC Police (football club) formed. 1974: Refugees from drought settle in Ksar Gadid. 5th and 6th arrondissements created. 1975: 25 miles of city streets were paved. Streetlights were installed and bus service started. Convention center constructed near city. Population: 104,054 (of which 54,000 living in shanty towns). 1976: June: City besieged by guerrilla Polisario Front forces. football club formed. 1977: July: City besieged by guerrilla Polisario Front forces again. Population: 134,704 (of which 81,467 living in shanty towns). 1978: Coup d'état. Overthrow of long-time President Moktar Ould Daddah. ACS Ksar (football club) formed. 1979 - ASAC Concorde (football club) formed. 1980 - ASC Nasr Zem Zem (football club) formed. 1981: Coup attempted and suppressed. University of Nouakchott established. National Archives, and National Library built. Population: at least 232,000. 1983 - Stade Olympique (stadium) opens. 1984 - Coup d'état. Overthrow of President Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla. 1986 - Friendship Port of Nouakchott opens. 1987 - Racial unrest. 1988 - Population: 393,325. 1989 - Curfew imposed in city after regional ethnic unrest. 1991 - 1 June: Windstorm. 1994 - Le Calame newspaper begins publication. 1995: "Bread riot" occurs. Al-Akhbar and Nouakchott Info newspapers begin publication. 1996 - Coup attempted and suppressed. 1999 - in business. 2000 - Population: 558,195.

21st century 2003 - June: Coup attempted and completely suppressed after two days of heavy fighting. 2004 - Plague of locusts. 2005: June: Anti-government protest. 3 August: 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état. Overthrow of long-time President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. 2008 - Population: 846,871 (estimate). 2011: January: 2011–12 Mauritanian protests begin. 2 February: "Al Qaeda suspects killed in a car blast." (school) established. 2012 - 12 July: Airplane crash occurs at Nouakchott International Airport. 2013 - Population: 958,399. 2014: March: Protest over Holy Koran desecration. Maty Mint Hamady becomes mayor of the city. Administrative regions Nouakchott-Nord, Nouakchott-Ouest, and Nouakchott-Sud created. 2016: Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport opens, Nouakchott International Airport closes. June: 2016 Arab League summit held in Nouakchott.

Timeline of Nouakchott

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