Timeline of Nouakchott

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania.

20th century

 * 1903 - French military outpost built.
 * 1908 - Military outpost abandoned.
 * 1929 - French military outpost reactivated.
 * 1952 - Rosso-Nouakchott highway constructed.
 * 1958:
 * Nouakchott site designated new capital of Mauritania; building of city begins.
 * Radio de Mauritanie begins broadcasting.
 * 1960:
 * Capital of newly independent Mauritania moved to Nouakchott from Saint Louis.
 * AS Garde Nationale (football club) formed.
 * Palais de Justice (courthouse) built.
 * 1961:
 * National Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies built.
 * Population: 5,807.
 * 1965 - Population: 15,000 (estimate).
 * 1966 - National School of Administration built.
 * 1968 - Racial unrest.
 * 1970:
 * (school) founded.
 * Population: 25,000.
 * 1973 - ASC Police (football club) formed.
 * 1974:
 * Refugees from drought settle in Ksar Gadid.
 * 5th and 6th arrondissements created.
 * 1975:
 * 25 miles of city streets were paved. Streetlights were installed and bus service started.
 * Convention center constructed near city.
 * Population: 104,054 (of which 54,000 living in shanty towns).
 * 1976:
 * June: City besieged by guerrilla Polisario Front forces.
 * football club formed.
 * 1977:
 * July: City besieged by guerrilla Polisario Front forces again.
 * Population: 134,704 (of which 81,467 living in shanty towns).
 * 1978:
 * Coup d'état. Overthrow of long-time President Moktar Ould Daddah.
 * ACS Ksar (football club) formed.
 * 1979 - ASAC Concorde (football club) formed.
 * 1980 - ASC Nasr Zem Zem (football club) formed.
 * 1981:
 * Coup attempted and suppressed.
 * University of Nouakchott established.
 * National Archives, and National Library built.
 * Population: at least 232,000.
 * 1983 - Stade Olympique (stadium) opens.
 * 1984 - Coup d'état. Overthrow of President Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla.
 * 1986 - Friendship Port of Nouakchott opens.
 * 1987 - Racial unrest.
 * 1988 - Population: 393,325.
 * 1989 - Curfew imposed in city after regional ethnic unrest.
 * 1991 - 1 June: Windstorm.
 * 1994 - Le Calame newspaper begins publication.
 * 1995:
 * "Bread riot" occurs.
 * Al-Akhbar and Nouakchott Info newspapers begin publication.
 * 1996 - Coup attempted and suppressed.
 * 1999 - in business.
 * 2000 - Population: 558,195.

21st century

 * 2003 - June: Coup attempted and completely suppressed after two days of heavy fighting.
 * 2004 - Plague of locusts.
 * 2005:
 * June: Anti-government protest.
 * 3 August: 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état. Overthrow of long-time President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.
 * 2008 - Population: 846,871 (estimate).
 * 2011:
 * January: 2011–12 Mauritanian protests begin.
 * 2 February: "Al Qaeda suspects killed in a car blast."
 * (school) established.
 * 2012 - 12 July: Airplane crash occurs at Nouakchott International Airport.
 * 2013 - Population: 958,399.
 * 2014:
 * March: Protest over Holy Koran desecration.
 * Maty Mint Hamady becomes mayor of the city.
 * Administrative regions Nouakchott-Nord, Nouakchott-Ouest, and Nouakchott-Sud created.
 * 2016:
 * Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport opens, Nouakchott International Airport closes.
 * June: 2016 Arab League summit held in Nouakchott.