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The following is a
timeline of the
history of the
city of
Goma ,
Democratic Republic of the Congo .
19th century
1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the
Congo Free State as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.
20th century
21st century
2002 - January:
Mount Nyiragongo erupts, destroys nearly half of city structures.
[7]
2004 - Population: 249,862 (estimate).
[3]
2006
2007
2008
2009
2011 - Jean Busanga Malihaseme appointed mayor.
[10]
2012
2013
The
Amani Festival in 2016
2015
2016 - November: United Nations forces attacked by bomb.
[14]
2022 - Festival Amani returns after a year's absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[15]
See also
References
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"Democratic Republic of the Congo" . Chronology of Catholic Dioceses . Norway:
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"Kongo (Dem. Rep.): Städte" . Citypopulation.de (in German). Oldenburg, Germany: Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 20 October 2017 .
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e Emizet Francois Kisangani (2016).
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ISBN
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Political Chronology of Africa . Political Chronologies of the World.
Europa Publications . 2001. pp. 100–113.
ISBN
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"Democratic Republic of Congo Profile: Timeline" . BBC News. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017 .
^ Denis M. Tull (2008). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". In Andreas Mehler; et al. (eds.).
Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2007 . Vol. 4. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 239–254.
ISBN
978-9004168053 .
ISSN
1871-2525 .
^
"RD Congo: Chronologie" .
Jeuneafrique.com (in French). Paris. Retrieved 20 October 2017 .
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"Adolphe Lumanu Nomme Un Nouveau Maire À La Tête La Ville De Goma Au Nord-Kivu" ,
Lecongolais.cd [
no ] (in French), 30 September 2011
^
"RDC : le maire de Goma accuse le M23 de causer l'insécurité dans la périphérie de sa ville" ,
Radiookapi.net (in French), DR Congo, 27 January 2013
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Gunmen attack airport in eastern Congo, seven dead , Reuters, 2 June 2015
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"Dieudonné Malere nommé maire de Goma" , Radiookapi.net (in French), 30 August 2015
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Bomb attack kills child, wounds 32 Indian peacekeepers in east Congo: U.N. , Reuters, 8 November 2016
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"Le Festival Amani à Goma - Du 4 au 6 février 2022" . amanifestival.com . Retrieved 2022-02-05 .
This article incorporates information from the
Catalan Wikipedia ,
Dutch Wikipedia , and
French Wikipedia .
Bibliography
Didier Bompangue; et al. (2009).
"Cholera Epidemics, War and Disasters around Goma and Lake Kivu: An Eight-Year Survey" .
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 3 (5): e436.
doi :
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000436 .
PMC
2677153 .
PMID
19436726 .
Koen Vlassenroot; Karen Büscher (2009),
City as frontier: urban development and identity processes in Goma , Crisis States Research Centre working papers,
Crisis States Research Centre , London School of Economics and Political Science,
ISSN
1749-1800
Karen Büscher (2011). Conflict, state failure and urban transformation in the Eastern Congolese periphery: the case of Goma (PhD). Belgium:
Ghent University .
hdl :
1854/LU-2092391 .
Thomas Gesthuizen (13 March 2013),
"Congo's hidden cultural hub" , The Guardian , UK
External links
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Images
Map of Goma, 1982
Refugee camp near Goma, 1994
M-23 crisis in Goma, 2012
MONUSCO training, 2013
Boulevard Kanyamahanga traffic circle, Goma, 2013
View of Goma, 2015
View of Goma, 2015