Timeline of Mombasa

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya.

14th-18th centuries



 * 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.
 * 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.
 * 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.
 * 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.
 * 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.
 * 1529 - Portuguese in power.
 * 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.
 * 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.
 * 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.
 * 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.
 * 1631 - Portuguese "expelled." The sultan of Mombasa, christened Dom Jerónimo Chingulia, assassinated the Portuguese governor, reclaimed his Muslim name of Yusuf ibn al-Hasan, and ordered all Christians in the city to convert to Islam.
 * 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.
 * 1635 - Fort Jesus repaired by Francisco de Seixas e Cabreira.
 * 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.
 * 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.
 * 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.
 * 1728/9 - A Portuguese force from Goa again held Mombasa, but were driven out by the Muscat Arabs.
 * 1734 - Mazrui in power.

19th century

 * 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.
 * 1875 - A revolt against Zanzibar was put down with British assistance.
 * 1885 - Hinduism in Africa Formation of the Hindu Union, and creation of Lord Shiva Temple (Shivaalay) in Central Mombasa.
 * 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;" town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.
 * 1895 - Government Press established.
 * 1896
 * Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.
 * National Bank of India branch and Mombasa Club established.
 * 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate).
 * 1899 - Post office built.

20th century

 * 1901
 * Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) begins operating.
 * African Standard newspaper begins publication.
 * Jevanjee mosque built.
 * 1902 - Court of Kenya established.
 * 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.
 * 1904 - Africa Hotel in business.
 * 1905
 * Mombasa Cathedral opens.
 * Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi.
 * 1907 - Slavery abolished.
 * 1910 - Population: about 30,000.
 * 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
 * 1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.
 * 1929 - Makupa Causeway built.
 * 1931 - Nyali Bridge built.
 * 1937 - Likoni Ferry begins operating.
 * 1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established.
 * 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens.
 * 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
 * 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.
 * 1962 - Population: 179,575 urban agglomeration.
 * 1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa.
 * Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.
 * Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
 * 1973
 * 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
 * Population: 301,000 urban agglomeration.
 * 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
 * 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
 * 1981
 * Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.
 * Sister city relationship established with Seattle, US.
 * 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.
 * 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
 * 1986 - Marine Park established.
 * 1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration).
 * 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
 * 1999
 * Mombasa Republican Council formed.
 * Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.
 * 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).

21st century

 * 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
 * 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.
 * 2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration).
 * 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.
 * 2009
 * Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor.
 * Population: 523,183.
 * 2010 - Population: 905,627 (estimate).
 * 2012
 * 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
 * 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.
 * 2013
 * October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.
 * Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University of Mombasa.
 * 2017 - Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway begins operating.