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Prior to 20th century 20th century 21st century
20th century
1903 – ** Kafo -tigi
1904 – Koulikoro -Bamako railway built.
1906 – Chamber of commerce established.
1907 – Palais de Koulouba (presidential residence) built.
1908 – 23 May: Capital of French colonial Upper Senegal and Niger relocated to Bamako from Kayes .
1919 – Bamako becomes a "commune-mixte" (form of administration).(fr)
1920
Bamako becomes capital of colonial French Sudan .
Population: 16,000 (estimate).
1921 – Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako active.
1923 – Dakar-Bamako railroad begins operating.
1924 – Monument aux héros de l'Armee Noire dedicated.
1927 – Sacred Heart Cathedral built.
1929 – "Submersible causeway to Sotuba" built across the Niger River .
1933 – Ecole Artisanale du Soudan (art school) established (later Institut National des Arts de Bamako).
1934 – Institut de la Lèpre (medical entity) begins operating .
1936 – Population: 21,000 (estimate).
1945 – Population: 36,000 (estimate).
1946 – Rassemblement Démocratique Africain political party headquartered in city.
1947 – Dakar–Niger Railway labor strike.
1948 – Photographer Seydou Keïta in business.
1949 – L'Essor
1953 – Sudanese Museum opens.
1956 – Modibo Keïta elected mayor.
1958
Vincent Auriol Bridge built.
Photographer Malick Sidibé in business.
Population: 76,000.
1960
City becomes capital of the Republic of Mali.
Djoliba AC (football club) formed.Stade Modibo Kéïta (stadium) opens.Population: 130,00 urban agglomeration.
1963 – École Normale Supérieure of Bamako opens.
1965
Centre français de documentation de Bamako founded.
Population: 168,000.
1970s – Grand Mosque of Bamako built.
1972 – Population: 225,000 (estimate).
1974 – Twin city relationship established with Angers , France.
1975 – Sister city relationship established with Rochester , New York, United States.
1976 – ** Population 419,239
1977 – 18 May: Funeral of Modibo Keita.
1978
District of Bamako created, consisting of six communes: Commune I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, each with its own mayor.(fr)
Groupe Bogolan Kasobané (artisan group) formed.
1980 – March: Saharan states summit held in city.
1982 – National Museum of Mali active.
1983 – Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali headquartered in city.
1984 – October: Meeting of Economic Community of West African States held in city.
1987
"Islamic centre" built.
African health ministers meet in city, adopt "Bamako Initiative " for healthcare.
Population: 658,275 in city.
1989 – Les Échos
1990s – Hippopotamus statue erected.[1]
1991
1992
1994
1995 – Monument de l'Indépendance and Monument to the Martyrs dedicated.(fr)
1996
1998
Cadre de promotion pour la formation en photographie de Bamako established.
Ibrahima N'Diaye becomes district mayor.Population: 1,016,167 in city.
2000
Fresques murales de Koulouba (monument) built.(fr)
Monument to Kwame Nkrumah dedicated.(fr)
Sister city relationship established with São Paulo , Brazil.
21st century
2001
2002
2003 – Moussa Badoulaye Traoré becomes district mayor.
2005
2007 – Adama Sangaré becomes district mayor.
2009
Institut national de la statistique (Mali) headquartered in city.
Population: 1,810,366 urban agglomeration.
2011
Université des lettres et des sciences humaines de Bamako, Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako, Université des sciences sociales et de gestion de Bamako established.
Institut français du Mali active.
2015 – 20 November: 2015 Bamako hotel attack occurs in Hippodrome .
2016 – 21 March: Attack on headquarters of the European Union military training mission in Bamako.
2022 – ** Population 4,227,569 in capital district
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