Timeline of Conakry

Prior to 20th century

• 1885 - French in power on Tombo Island.
• 1891 - Conakry becomes capital of French colonial Riviéres du Sud.
• 1893 - Conakry becomes part of colonial French Guinea.

  20th century

• 1904 - Conakry municipality established.
• 1914 - Kankan-Conakry railway begins operating.
• 1928 - Cathedrale Sainte-Marie construction begins.
• 1937 - La Douce Parisette active.
• 1943 - Population: 21,217 city; 5,586 suburbs.
• 1947 - Franco-Guinean Union headquartered in city.
• 1948 - Population: 30,000 city.
• 1951 - Hafia Football Club formed.
• 1954 - Hotel de France in business.
• 1955 - Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry established.
• 1956 - Ahmed Sékou Touré elected mayor.
• 1958
• * City becomes part of independent Guinea.
• * Population: 78,388 city.
• * Area of city: 2,000 hectares.
• 1959 - Donka Hospital built.
• 1960
• * Camp Boiro concentration camp begins operating.
• * Sandervalia National Museum established.
• 1960s - Bembeya Jazz band active.
• 1961 - Horoya newspaper begins publication.
• 1962
• * Polytechnical Institute of Conakry established.
• * Stade du 28 Septembre opens.
• 1964
• * Quinzaines Artistiques cultural festival begins.
• * Hotel Palm Camayenne in business.
• * Population: 175,000 urban agglomeration.
• 1966 - Palais du Peuple built.
• 1967 - Population: 197,267 urban agglomeration.
• 1970 - 22 November: Portuguese invasion of Guinea-Conakry.
• 1971
• * January: Hanging of government officials on 8 November Bridge.
• * Monument du 22 Novembre 1970 erected.
• 1973 - 20 January: Assassination of Bissau-Guinean revolutionary Amílcar Cabral.
• 1975 - Horoya Athlétique Club formed.
• 1982 - Conakry Grand Mosque opens.
• 1983
• * Population: 100,000 city.
• * Area of city: 6,900 hectares.
• 1984 - March: Funeral of Ahmed Sékou Touré.
• 1985 - Conakry International Airport terminal built.
• 1991 - City administration sectioned into 5 communes: Dixinn, Kaloum, Matam, Matoto, Ratoma.
• 1992 - Le Lynx satirical newspaper begins publication.
• 1998 - Presidential Palace rebuilt.
• 1999 - Hotel Mariador Palace in business.

  21st century

• 2004 - Maison du Livre in business.
• 2007 - January–February: 2007 Guinean general strike.
• 2008
• * 26 September: Funeral of Lansana Conté.
• * 23 December: 2008 Guinean coup d'état.
• 2009 - 28 September: 2009 Guinea protest and crackdown.
• 2010 - September: Pre-election unrest.
• 2011
• * Nongo Stadium built.
• * Population: 1,786,000.
• 2014
• * March: Conakry regional governor Sékou Resco Camara leaves office.
• * Population: 1,659,785.
• 2017 - City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.