Timeline of Ouagadougou

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1896 - 5 September: Ouagadougou taken by French forces; city burned.

20th century



 * 1904 - Population: 4,000 (estimate).
 * 1919 - Ouagadougou designated capital of French colonial Upper Volta.
 * 1920 - Population: 19,332.
 * 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou established.
 * 1932 - Upper Volta becomes part of Côte d'Ivoire; capital moves from Ouagadougou.
 * 1936 - Ouagadougou Cathedral built.
 * 1955
 * Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway begins operating.
 * Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou (football club) formed.
 * 1956 - Joseph Ouédraogo becomes mayor.
 * 1960 - City becomes capital of independent Burkina Faso.
 * 1961
 * Population: 59,126.
 * Joseph Conombo becomes mayor.
 * 1966 - Population: 77,500 (estimate).
 * 1969 - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou begins.
 * 1972 - Koupéla-Ouagadougou road built.
 * 1974 - University of Ouagadougou founded.
 * 1977 - Santos FC (football club) formed.
 * 1982 - Boromo-Ouagadougou road built.
 * 1983 - Population: 307,937 (estimate).
 * 1984 - Stade du 4 Août (stadium) opens.
 * 1986 - Bobo-Dioulasso-Ouagadougou road built.
 * 1990 - AS SONABEL (football club) formed.
 * 1991
 * Le Pays newspaper begins publication.
 * Population: 634,479 (estimate).
 * 1995 - Simon Compaoré becomes mayor.
 * 1996
 * Radio Salankoloto begins broadcasting.
 * Population: 709,736.
 * 1998 - 28 February: 1998 African Cup of Nations Final football contest played in Ouagadougou.

21st century



 * 2004
 * November: Meeting of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie held in city.
 * Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
 * 2006 - Population: 1,475,223.
 * 2007
 * August: 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships held in city.
 * United States military drone base established at airport.
 * 2014 - October–November: 2014 Burkinabé uprising.
 * 2016
 * 15 January: 2016 Ouagadougou attacks by militant Islamists occur.
 * Armand Béouindé becomes mayor.
 * 2017 - 13 August: 2017 Ouagadougou attack.