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Chronological aspect of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea
The following is a
timeline of the
history of the
city of
Asmara ,
Eritrea . Asmara was under Italian colonial rule from 1889 until 1941.
Prior to 20th century
circa 1515 CE - Four villages merge to become "Asmera" (traditional date).
16th century - Asmara sacked by Muslim forces.
1889 - 3 August: Asmara occupied by Italian forces under command of
Baldissera .
1895 -
Governor's Palace built.
1900 - Capital of colonial
Italian Eritrea moved to Asmara from
Massawa .
[4]
20th century
1905 - Congresso Coloniale Italiano held in Asmara.
[5]
1906 -
Asmara Synagogue built.
1911 -
Ferrovia Massaua-Asmara begins operating;
Asmara Station [
it ] opens.
[6]
1920
1922 -
Airport begins operating.
1923 -
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary built.
1930s - New Governor's Palace built (now
City Hall ).
[8]
1935 - Population: 16,000 (12,000 Africans + 4,000 Italians).
1936 - Apartheid begins; city racially divided into nazionali (white) and indigeni (black) areas.
1937
Asmara-Massawa Cableway begins operating.
Albergo CIAAO (hotel) built for the Compagnia Immobiliare Alberghi Africa Orientale.
[11]
Cinema Excelsior and Cinema Teatro Augustus open.
[12]
1938
1939
Asmara Brewery in business.
Population: 84,000 (36,000 Africans + 48,000 Italians).
1941
1945 -
Red Sea FC (football club) formed.[
citation needed ]
1951 - British occupation ends.
1952 - City becomes part of Ethiopia per United Nations decision.
[14]
1953 - United States military signals intelligence
Kagnew Station in operation.
1957 -
Scuola materna italiana di Asmara [
it ] (school) active.
1958
1959 - Catholic
Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara active.
[15]
1962 - Population: 120,000.
[16]
1964 - Population: 131,800.
[17]
1968
1969 -
Kidane Mehret Cathedral built.
1974
1975
1985 - Population: 284,748 (estimate).
[20]
1990
Siege of city begins.
[21]
Population: 358,100 (estimate).
[22]
1991
1993
1998 - 5 June: Airport bombed by Ethiopian forces during the
Eritrean–Ethiopian War .
21st century
See also
References
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^
"Achèvement du chemin de fer de Massaoua à Asmara" .
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^
"Italy: Colony of Eritrea" .
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^
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b
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^
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Statistical Office of the United Nations . 1966. pp. 140–161.
^
"New gun battles rage in Asmara" , New York Times , 20 February 1975
^
"Ethiopia Is Said to Seal Off Eritrea City After Fighting" , New York Times , 31 July 1975
^
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b
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^
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ISBN
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^
"Eritrea Marks Independence After Years Under Ethiopia" , New York Times , 25 May 1993
^
Africa's 'Little Rome' survives conflict, seeks U.N. accolade , Reuters, 9 March 2016
^
"Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants" , Demographic Yearbook – 2018 , United Nations
This article incorporates information from the
Italian Wikipedia and
Spanish Wikipedia .
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"Kushet, un village périurbain de l'agglomération d'Asmara: politique d'aménagement et recomposition spatiale" .
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ISBN
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