The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

19th century

  • 1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the Congo Free State as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.

20th century

21st century

  • 2002 - January: Mount Nyiragongo erupts, destroys nearly half of city structures.[7]
  • 2004 - Population: 249,862 (estimate).[3]
  • 2006
    • Institut supérieur de statistique et de nouvelles technologies de Goma (school) founded.
    • Salaam Kivu International Film Festival begins.[6]
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
    • August: US secretary of state visits Goma.[7]
    • Roger Rachid Tumbala becomes mayor (approximate date).
  • 2011 - Jean Busanga Malihaseme appointed mayor.[10]
  • 2012
    • July: Battle of Goma (2012) begins.
    • 20 November: M23 forces take Goma.[7]
    • 12 December: Prison break.[4]
    • Kubuya Ndoole Naso becomes mayor.[11]
  • 2013
The Amani Festival in 2016
  • 2015
  • 2016 - November: United Nations forces attacked by bomb.[14]
  • 2022 - Festival Amani returns after a year's absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bulletin de la Société de géographie et d'études coloniales de Marseille, 1910, p. 138
  2. ↑ "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Chronology of Catholic Dioceses. Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Kongo (Dem. Rep.): Städte". Citypopulation.de (in German). Oldenburg, Germany: Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Emizet Francois Kisangani (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442273160.
  5. 1 2 "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Political Chronology of Africa. Political Chronologies of the World. Europa Publications. 2001. pp. 100–113. ISBN 0203409957.
  6. 1 2 Gesthuizen 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Democratic Republic of Congo Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Denis M. Tull (2008). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". In Andreas Mehler; et al. (eds.). Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2007. Vol. 4. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 239–254. ISBN 978-9004168053. ISSN 1871-2525.
  9. ↑ "RD Congo: Chronologie". Jeuneafrique.com (in French). Paris. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Adolphe Lumanu Nomme Un Nouveau Maire À La Tête La Ville De Goma Au Nord-Kivu", Lecongolais.cd (in French), 30 September 2011
  11. ↑ "RDC : le maire de Goma accuse le M23 de causer l'insécurité dans la périphérie de sa ville", Radiookapi.net (in French), DR Congo, 27 January 2013
  12. ↑ Gunmen attack airport in eastern Congo, seven dead, Reuters, 2 June 2015
  13. ↑ "Dieudonné Malere nommé maire de Goma", Radiookapi.net (in French), 30 August 2015
  14. ↑ Bomb attack kills child, wounds 32 Indian peacekeepers in east Congo: U.N., Reuters, 8 November 2016
  15. ↑ "Le Festival Amani à Goma - Du 4 au 6 février 2022". amanifestival.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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