The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Beira, Mozambique.
19th century
- 1891 - Beira established by Portuguese colonial Companhia de Moçambique.[1]
- 1898 - Umtali-Beira railway begins operating.[2]
- 1899 - Salisbury-Beira railway begins operating.[2]
20th century
- 1920 - Gorongosa Hunting Reserve created in vicinity of Beira.
- 1924 - Clube Ferroviário da Beira (football club) formed.
- 1925 - Catholic Our Lady of the Rosary church built.
- 1940 - Roman Catholic diocese of Beira established.[3]
- 1941 - Beira becomes part of Portuguese East Africa.[1]
- 1943 - Atlético Desportivo Moma, Estrella Beira, and GD da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè football clubs formed.
- 1946 - City expansion plan created by José Porto and Ribeiro Alegre.[4]
- 1952 - Beira Airport opens.
- 1954 - Grande Hotel Beira and Cine-Teatro São Jorge (cinema)[5] in business.
- 1955 - Liceu Pêro de Anaia (school) established.
- 1965 - Estação Ferroviária da Beira (railway station) and Associação Comercial building constructed.[5]
- 1970 - Population: 113,770.
- 1975 - Beira becomes part of newly independent Mozambique.[1]
- 1980 - Population: 230,744.
- 1988 - September: Catholic pope visits city.
- 1997 - Population: 412,588.
- 1998 - Chivavice Muchangage becomes mayor.
- 2000
- February: Cyclone Leon–Eline occurs.
- February–March: 2000 Mozambique flood occurs.
21st century
- 2003 - Daviz Simango becomes mayor.
- 2006 - Municipiobeira.gov.mz website launched (approximate date).[6]
- 2015 - Population: 460,904 (estimate).[7]
See also
References
- This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Ilídio do Amaral [in Portuguese] (1969). "Beira, cidade e porto do Índico" [Beira, city and port of the Indian Ocean]. Finisterra (in Portuguese). 4 (7). doi:10.18055/Finis2492. ISSN 0430-5027.
- Eric Young (2005). "Beira, Mozambique". In Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates (ed.). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.
- Guy Arnold (2005). "Beira Corridor". In Kevin Shillington (ed.). Encyclopedia of African History. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-57958-245-6.
External links
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- "(Beira)". AfricaBib.org. (Bibliography)
- Items related to Beira, various dates (via Europeana)
- Items related to Beira, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
- "(Beira)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany: Frankfurt University Library. 2016-09-29. (Bibliography)
- "(Beira)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK. (Bibliography of open access articles)
Images
Railway station, Beira, built 1890s? (photo 1902)
Cinema São Jorge Beira, opened 1954 (photo 2011)
Associação Comercial building, constructed 1965 (photo 2016)
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