Timeline of Bishkek

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

19th-20th centuries

 * 1825 - Built as one of 35 fortresses built in the region by Khokand to extend control over the Chu valley.
 * 1860 - Conquered by a detachment of 600 Russians from Vernoe in a 7-day assault.
 * 1864 - Became an important Cossack base and a regular relay point for the imperial mail service.
 * 1895 - The city elected its first mayor.
 * 1926 - The city became capital of the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic; Pishpek renamed "Frunze."
 * 1925 - Batratskaya Pravda newspaper begins publication.
 * 1938 - Botanical Garden founded.
 * 1954 - Frunze Polytechnic Institute founded.
 * 1965 - Population: 355,000.
 * 1974 - Vecherniy Bishkek newspaper begins publication.
 * 1975 - Manas Airport begins operating.
 * 1976 - Ala Archa National Park established near city.
 * 1979 - Population: 552,000.
 * 1984 - Ala-Too Square laid out.
 * 1985 - White House built.
 * 1990 - Kyrgyz Television begins broadcasting.
 * 1991 - City renamed "Bishkek."
 * 1992 - Dordoy Bazaar in business (approximate date).
 * 1993
 * International University of Kyrgyzstan established.
 * Jumabek Ibraimov becomes mayor.
 * 1995
 * Boris Silayev becomes mayor.
 * Population: 583,900 (estimate).
 * 1996 - International Atatürk-Alatoo University established.
 * 1998
 * Felix Kulov becomes mayor.
 * "Church in Bishkek" founded.
 * 1999 - The Times of Central Asia English-language newspaper begins publication.

21st century

 * 2001 - Manas Air Base of the United States military established outside city.
 * 2005
 * 24 March: Protest against Akayev regime.
 * Arstanbek Nogoev becomes mayor.
 * Institute for Public Policy founded.
 * 2006 - Protest against Bakiyev regime.
 * 2007
 * Demonstration against Bakiyev regime.
 * Daniar Usenov becomes mayor.
 * 2008 - Nariman Tuleyev becomes mayor.
 * 2009 - Population: 846,256.
 * 2010
 * 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots.
 * Isa Omurkulov becomes mayor (approximate date).
 * 2011 - TEDx Bishkek begins.
 * 2016 - becomes mayor.
 * 2017 - Turkish Airlines Flight 6491, a cargo flight with 4 crew members, crashes while attempting to land at Manas International Airport near Bishkek, killing the 4 crew members and another 34 on the ground, including 17 children, at Dacha-SU, a residential enclave near the airport.