Timeline of Libreville

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Libreville, Gabon.

19th century

 * 1843 - Fort and trading post established by French.
 * 1849
 * Libreville founded by French military official Édouard Bouët-Willaumez. Freed slaves were resettled in the new village.
 * M. Mountier, a resettled former slave, becomes mayor (approximate date).
 * 1860 - Town becomes administrative seat of colonial "French territories in the Gulf of Guinea" (approximate date).
 * 1865 - Church of the Immaculate Conception built.
 * 1888 - Libreville becomes administrative seat of colonial French Congo.

20th century

 * 1904 - Administrative seat of colonial Congo Gabon moves from Libreville to Brazzaville.
 * 1909 - Urban perimeter established.
 * 1910 - Libreville becomes part of colonial French Equatorial Africa.
 * 1940 - Roads built to Kango, Lambarene, and Owendo (approximate date).
 * 1946 - Lumber processing factory built.
 * 1955
 * Libreville attains commune status.
 * Roman Catholic diocese of Libreville established.
 * 1956 - Léon M'ba becomes mayor.
 * 1958 - built.
 * 1959 - Radiodiffusion-Télévision Gabonaise headquartered in city.
 * 1960 - City becomes capital of the Republic of Gabon.
 * 1964
 * March: 1964 United States Embassy in Libreville bombings occur.
 * Deepwater port opens in Owendo.
 * Population: 45,909 urban agglomeration.
 * 1968 - Leon Mebiame Mba becomes mayor.
 * 1970 - National University of Gabon established.
 * 1974 -  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1976
 * June–July: Central African Games held in city.
 * Ntoutoume Obame appointed mayor.
 * 1977 - July: Organisation of African Unity meeting held in Libreville.
 * 1980 - Population: 185,000.
 * 1981 - December: Anti-government protest.
 * 1983
 * Centre International des Civilisations Bantu headquartered in city.
 * Jean Aveno Davin appointed mayor.
 * 1989
 * Cleaude Damas Ozimo appointed mayor.
 * Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
 * 1993
 * 27 April: 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash occurs.
 * Population: 420,000 (38% Fang, 28% Shira Punu, 12% Nzebi).
 * 1994 - Centre Culturel Français opens.(fr)
 * 1996 - Mayoral election established per Decentralisation Law.
 * 1997 - Paul Mba Abessole becomes mayor.

21st century

 * 2005 - November: Post-election unrest.
 * 2006 - Population: 600,000 (approximate).
 * 2008 - April: Gabonese local elections, 2008 held; Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane becomes mayor.
 * 2010 - Akanda FC (football club) formed.
 * 2011
 * headquartered in city.
 * Stade d'Angondjé (stadium) opens.
 * 2012 - 12 February: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final (football contest) held in Libreville.
 * 2013 - Population: 703,939 urban agglomeration.
 * 2014 - Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda becomes mayor.
 * 2016 - 31 August: Post-election protest begins.
 * 2017 - 5 February: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final held in Libreville.