Timeline of Pretoria, Tshwane
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The following is a timeline of the history of Pretoria, City of Tshwane, Gauteng province, South Africa.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1855 - Pretoria founded by Voortrekkers.
- 1867 - Cullinan diamond field discovered near Pretoria.[1]
- 1873
- University of South Africa founded.[1]
- De Volkstem Dutch/English-language newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1877 - British in power.
- 1881 - Pretoria Convention peace treaty signed.[3]
- 1884 - Kruger House built.
- 1886 - Melrose House built.[1]
- 1892
- Raadsaal (government building) rebuilt.[3]
- State Museum founded.[3]
- Burgers Park laid out.[4]
- 1896 - Staats Model School built.
- 1897 - Palace of Justice built.
- 1899 - Zoo founded.[3]
20th century
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- 1901 - Pretoria Boys High School founded.
- 1902
- Pretoria High School for Girls founded.
- Premier diamond mine begins operating near Pretoria.
- 1903 - "Local self-government granted."[3]
- 1905
- Lady Selbourne suburb established.[5][6]
- Large Cullinan Diamond discovered near Pretoria.
- 1906 - Imported jacaranda trees planted.[7]
- 1910
- Pretoria becomes capital of the British colonial Union of South Africa.
- Pretoria railway station rebuilt.
- 1913 - Union Buildings constructed in Arcadia.
- 1922 - Christian Brothers' College opens.
- 1923 - Stadium built in Arcadia.
- 1930 - University of Pretoria established.
- 1931 - Capitol Theatre (cinema) opens.[8]
- 1935 - Pretoria City Hall built.[9]
- 1940 - Atteridgeville suburb established.[5]
- 1942 - Danville suburb established.[9]
- 1948
- Groenkloof suburb established.[9]
- Catholic Vicariate of Pretoria established.
- 1949
- Hercules becomes part of Pretoria.[9]
- Voortrekker Monument erected.[1]
- 1951 - Vlakfontein township established.[6]
- 1956 - Women's march.
- 1959 - "Treason trial" of ANC leaders begins.[1]
- 1960 - Laudium township[6] and Africa Institute of South Africa established.
- 1961 - City becomes capital of the Republic of South Africa.[1]
- 1962 - Eersterus area established.[6]
- 1963 - 9 October: Rivonia Trial begins.[10]
- 1972 - Daspoort Tunnel opens.
- 1977 - 12 September: Death of Steve Biko.[9]
- 1979 - Menlyn Park shopping mall in business.
- 1981 - State Theatre opens.
- 1983 - 20 May: Church Street bombing.[10]
- 1984 - Atteridgeville-Saulsville Residents Organisation formed.
- 1985 - Large Golden Jubilee Diamond discovered near Pretoria.
- 1986 - Idasa institute founded.[11]
- 1991 - Institute for Security Studies established.[11]
- 1993 - Radio Pretoria and Tuks FM radio begin broadcasting.
- 1994
- City becomes part of the newly established Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vaal province (later Gauteng).[1]
- Inauguration of South African president Nelson Mandela.
- 1996
21st century
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File:Map Tshwane.jpg
Map of Tshwane, showing location of Pretoria, 2006
- 2000
- Pretoria becomes part of the newly established City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.[13]
- Impak newspaper begins publication.[2]
- University of Pretoria's Mapungubwe Museum opens.
- 2004
- Tshwane University of Technology established.
- Woodlands Boulevard shopping centre in business.
- 2005 - December: Shanty town unrest.[14]
- 2007 - Freedom Park opens.
- 2008 - August: Congress of South African Trade Unions demonstration.[15]
- 2011
- 2013 - 31 January: Train collision.
See also
- Other cities in South Africa
References
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This article incorporates information from the Afrikaans Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Published in the 20th century
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