Timeline of Dar es Salaam

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1862 – Town founded by Majid bin Said of Zanzibar near Mzizima village.
 * 1872 – Hurricane.
 * 1887
 * Town "taken by Carl Peters for German East Africa Company."
 * Lutheran Mission built.
 * Catholic diocese of Southern Zanguebar established.
 * 1891 – Capital of German East Africa relocated to Dar es Salaam from Bagamoyo.
 * 1893 – Dar es Salaam Botanical Gardens established.
 * 1894 – Lighthouse built.
 * 1897 – Ocean Road Hospital built.
 * 1899 – Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
 * 1900 – "Port facilities" built.

1900s-1950s

 * 1901 - Lutheran Church built.
 * 1903 - New Boma (district office) built.
 * 1905
 * Baugesellschaft Daressalam (construction firm) in business.
 * St. Joseph's Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1906 – Kaiserhof (hotel) in business.
 * 1907 – Morogoro-Dar es Salaam railway built.
 * 1911 – Post office built.
 * 1914 – Kigoma-Dar es Salaam railway begins operating.
 * 1916 – 3 September: Town captured by British forces.
 * 1919 - Town becomes capital of British Tanganyika Territory.
 * 1922 – State House built.
 * 1926 – Legislative Council of Tanzania headquartered in Dar es Salaam.
 * 1929 – Tanganyika African Association active.
 * 1930 - Daily News begins publication.
 * 1931 – Sudanese Association formed.
 * 1933 - Yacht Club opens.
 * 1936 - New Wanyamwezi Association founded.
 * 1938 – Wazaramo Union founded.
 * 1940 - George V Memorial Museum opens.
 * 1945 - Township ward council instituted.
 * 1948 - Population: 69,227.
 * 1953 – Metropolitan Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam established.
 * 1954 – Tanganyika African National Union headquartered in Dar es Salaam.

1960s–1990s

 * 1960 – Population: 74,036.
 * 1961
 * City becomes capital of Tanganyika.
 * University College and Alliance Française de Dar es Salaam established.
 * 1963 – Tanzania Library Services headquartered in city.
 * 1964
 * City becomes capital of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
 * Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam established.
 * 1965
 * Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam active.
 * Bank of Tanzania headquarters and Kilimanjaro Hotel built.
 * Public library opens.
 * 1966
 * Oil refinery begins operating.
 * TANU Youth League Centre opens.
 * 1967 - Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School built.
 * 1968 – Tazama oil pipeline begins operating.
 * 1970 – University of Dar es Salaam established.
 * 1975
 * TAZARA Railway begins operating.
 * Population: 517,000.
 * 1977 – October: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (political party) convenes in city.
 * 1978 – Mlimani Park Orchestra formed.
 * 1979 – Airport expanded.
 * 1985 – Population: 1,046,000 (urban agglomeration).
 * 1990 – Population: 1,316,000 (urban agglomeration).
 * 1991 – Mkuki na Nyota publisher in business.
 * 1992 – "Sustainable Dar es Salaam Program" introduced.
 * 1993
 * Mawingu Studio established.
 * Aga Khan Primary School opens.
 * 1995
 * International Medical and Technological University established.
 * Doctor's strike.
 * Population: 1,668,000 (urban agglomeration).
 * 1996 – National Assembly of Tanzania relocated from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma.
 * 1997
 * Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology established.
 * New Africa Hotel built.
 * 1998 – 7 August: United States embassy bombing.
 * 2000
 * Fish market built.
 * Population: 2,116,000 (urban agglomeration).

21st century

 * 2001
 * April: Political demonstration.
 * African Stars Entertainment in business.
 * 2002 – National Records and Archives Management Department headquartered in city.
 * 2005 – Population: 2,683,000 (urban agglomeration).
 * 2006 – Adam Kimbisa becomes mayor.
 * 2010
 * Didas Massaburi becomes mayor.
 * May: World Economic Forum on Africa held.
 * Population: 3,415,000 (urban agglomeration).
 * 2011 - December: Flood.
 * 2012
 * October: Muslim-Christian unrest.
 * Population: 4,364,541 metro.
 * 2013 - 29 March: Building collapse on Indira Gandhi Street.
 * 2018 – Population: 5,147,070 (estimate).
 * 2021 – Shooting.