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- Prior to 20th century
- 20th century.
- 21st century
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Gaborone, Botswana. {{Dynamic list}}{{TOC right}}Prior to 20th century{{History of Botswana}}- 1890 - Gaberones founded by British South Africa Company.{{sfn|Hermann|2010}}
- 1897 - Railway station built.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
20th century. - 1960.1966 .Gaberones becomes capital of independent Botswana
- 1963 - Town construction begins.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- 1964
- Bechuanaland Daily News begins publication.[1]
- Population: 3,855.
- 1965
- British colonial Bechuanaland Protectorate capital relocated to Gaberones from Mafeking.{{sfn|Hermann|2010}}
- Gaborone Secondary School built.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- 1966
- Gaberones becomes capital of independent Botswana.{{sfn|Hermann|2010}}
- Botswana National Stadium opens.
- Derek Jones becomes mayor.
- 1968 - Botswana National Museum built.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- 1969
- Gaberones renamed "Gaborone."{{sfn|Hermann|2010}}
- Debswana Diamond Company Ltd headquartered in Gaborone.
- 1971 - Population: 17,718.[2]
- 1975 - Sister city relationship established with Burbank, California.[3][4]
- 1979 - Serara Ketlogetswe becomes mayor.
- 1980
- Mosque built.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- Southern African Development Community headquartered in Gaborone.
- 1982
- University of Botswana established.
- University of Botswana Stadium opens.
- 1984
- 14 June: Raid on Gaborone.[5]
- Seretse Khama International Airport opens.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- Paul Mmlotsi Rantao becomes mayor.
- Mmegi newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1985 - Botswana Gazette newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1988 - Gaborone Broadcasting Company" established.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- 1991
- Population: 133,468.[7]
- Botswana College of Agriculture established near city.
- 1993 - "The Voice Newspaper" begins publication
- 1995 - Botswana Stock Exchange and Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis[8] headquartered in city.
- 1998 - Fictional The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency book series begins publication.
- 1999 - Nelson Ramaotwana becomes mayor.
21st century- 2001 - Population: 186,007.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- 2002 - Reteng founded.{{sfn|Morton|2008}}
- 2003 - Uniao Flamengo Santos Football Club formed.
- 2004 - Harry Mothei becomes mayor.
- 2005 - The Voice Newspaper becomes Botswana's best selling newspaper and goes digital.
- 2005 - Population: 208,000.{{sfn|Hermann|2010}}
- 2007 - National Botanical Garden opens.
- 2009
- Steinmetz Gaborone Marathon begins.
- Veronica Lesole becomes mayor.
- 2011
- May: 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships held.
- Haskins Nkaigwa becomes mayor.[9]
- 2013 - De Beers rough diamond sales headquarters relocated to Gaborone from London.[5]
- 2014 - May: 2014 African Youth Games held in Gaborone.
See also- History of Gaborone
- List of mayors of Gaborone
References1. ^{{cite web |url= http://catalog.crl.edu/search~S35?/dGaborone+%28Botswana%29+--+Newspapers |title= Gaborone (Botswana) -- Newspapers |publisher=Center for Research Libraries |location=Chicago, US |work= Global Resources Network |accessdate=30 September 2014 }} 2. ^{{cite book |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook 1975 |year=1976 |author=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=253-279 }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.burbank.lib.ca.us/burbank-sister-city |author=Burbank Public Library |title= Burbank Sister City |accessdate=30 September 2014 }} 4. ^{{citation |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-07-15/local/me-2392_1_sister-city |work=Los Angeles Times |title= As a sister city of Gaborone, Burbank was a logical stop |date=15 July 1987 }} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13041658 |title=Botswana Profile: Timeline |work=BBC News |accessdate=30 September 2014 }} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://library.stanford.edu/africa-south-sahara/browse-country |title=Botswana: News |work=Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources |via=Stanford University |location=US |editor=Karen Fung, African Studies Association |accessdate=30 September 2014 }} 7. ^{{cite book |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm |title=1995 Demographic Yearbook |year=1997 |author=United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=262-321 }} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bidpa.bw/about_us/vision.php |title=Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis |accessdate=30 September 2014 }} 9. ^{{citation |url=http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=494&dir=2011/October/Wednesday5 |date=October 2011 |work=Mmegi |title=New Gaborone Mayor seeks power to hire and fire |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104154805/http://mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=494&dir=2011%2FOctober%2FWednesday5 |archivedate=2011-11-04 |df= }}
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