Timeline of Nairobi

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

Prior to 20th century
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Pleistocene
Neolithic
African Iron Age
Swahili city-states
Portuguese and Omani period
British colonial period
Early post-independence
Moi era
Recent history
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20th century

1900s-1920s
  • 1900 - Incorporated as the Township of Nairobi
  • 1901
  • 1904 - Norfolk Hotel opens.[2]
  • 1905
  • 1906
    • Jamia Mosque construction started.
    • Royal Nairobi Golf Club founded.
  • 1907 - British Government House built.
  • 1909 - East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society established.[3]
  • 1910
  • 1912 - Theatre Royal opens.[6]
  • 1913 - Muthaiga Country Club founded.
  • 1914 - Shri Vankaner Vidya Prasarak Mandal established.[3]
  • 1917
    • Anjuman Islamia established.[3]
    • East Africa Women's League established.[3]
    • Indian Christian Union formed.[3]
  • 1918 - Punjebhai Club formed.[3]
  • 1919 - Nairobi Political Association formed.[3]
  • 1920
    • Social Service Volunteer Corps established.[3]
    • Majlis-i-Ahl-i-Kashmeer established.[3]

1930s-1950s

1960s-1970s

1980s-1990s

21st century
View of Nairobi, 2007
Nairobi, 2011
Kibera, Nairobi, 2015

2000s

2010s

See also

References
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  2. J. Gettleman (March 18, 2007). "36 Hours in Nairobi, Kenya". New York Times.
  3. The Red Book 1922-23: Handbook and Directory for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory, and Zanzibar Sultanate. Nairobi: East Africa Standard Ltd. 1922.
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  15. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  17. "The State of African Cities 2010: Governance, Inequalities and Urban Land Markets". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17.
  18. "Kenya Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  19. Xan Rice (August 3, 2007). "Nairobi cafes buzzing as real coffee finally comes home". The Guardian.
  20. "Kenya". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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  25. "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
  26. "A fatal explosion". Economist.com. Sep 12, 2011.
  27. "Hay-on-Nairobi". Economist.com. Sep 23, 2011.
  28. "Kenyan capital Nairobi gets new train". BBC News. November 12, 2012.
  29. "Raleigh's Sister Cities". US: City of Raleigh. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  30. "Nairobi's Latest Novelty: High-End Mac and Cheese, Served by Whites", New York Times, 16 October 2014
  31. "Bustling Nairobi deserted ahead of Obama arrival", People Daily, Kenya: Mediamax, July 25, 2015

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