The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lomé, Togo.
Prior to 20th century
1874 - Lomé founded "by African, British and German traders." 1897 - Lomé becomes capital of German colonial Togoland.
20th century
1902 - Catholic Cathedral built. 1904 - Wharf constructed. 1905 Aného-Lomé railway and Palace of the Governors built. 1907 Kpalimé-Lomé railway and Protestant church built. 1911 - Atakpamé-Lomé railway built. 1914 - Lomé "annexed by the British from the Gold Coast." 1915 - First Orange Lodge established in Togo, named "Defenders of Lomé". 1920 - Lomé becomes capital of colonial French Togoland. 1920s - Boulevard Circulaire laid out. 1922 - Political "council of notables" formed. 1932 Municipality established. Étoile Filante du Togo football club formed. 1933 - January: "Riot by women" against taxes. 1955 Lonato building constructed. Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé established. 1957 - La Vérité Togolaise newspaper begins publication. 1958 - Tokoin becomes part of Lome. 1960 - City becomes part of independent Togo. 1961 - Dynamic Togolais football club formed. 1962 Togo-Presse government newspaper begins publication. Population: 80,000. 1963 - 13 January: 1963 Togolese coup d'état; Sylvanus Olympio assassinated. 1965 - Happy Star Concert Band formed. 1968 - Stade Général Eyadema (stadium) opens. 1969 - Deep-water harbor built. 1970 University of Benin founded. Population: 148,156. 1975 Togo National Museum opens. City hosts signing of the Lomé Convention. 1980 - Hotel du 2 Fevrier and West African Development Bank built. 1981 - Population: 375,499. 1983 British School established. The Grand Orange Lodge of Togo is officially established. 1985 Ecobank headquartered in city. Bombings. 1989 "Industrial and harbour free zone" established. Dove of Peace statue unveiled in Tokoin. 1990 - 5 October: Anti-government demonstrations begin. 1991 - April: Crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. 1993 - La Dépêche newspaper begins publication. 1997 Nouvel Echo newspaper begins publication. Al-Furkan Center built. 1998 - Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (stock exchange) branch established. 1999 - July: City hosts signing of the Lomé Peace Accord. 2000 - Stade de Kégué (stadium) opens.
21st century 2001 - October: Mayor Amousouvi Akakpo arrested. 2005 March: Funeral of Gnassingbé Eyadéma. May: Post-election unrest. 2007 - Musée international du Golfe de Guinée (museum) founded. 2011 - Population: 1,524,000 (urban agglomeration). 2012 June: Political demonstration. University of Science and Technology of Togo established. 2013 - 11 January: Lomé Grand Market fire. 2015 - Population: 1,788,600 (estimate, urban agglomeration).
See also History of Lomé (in French) History of Togo
References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
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. Initiated by Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. (Includes information about Lomé)