Timeline of Kenya

This is a timeline of the History of Kenya comprising important legal and territorial changes as well as political, social, and economic events in Kenya, read more at History of Kenya.

Kenyan Timeline

Year	Date	Event
3rd Millennium BC		First Kenyans settle the land[1]
500 BC-1000 AD		Bantu Groups settle in Southern Kenya[2] Cushites (including Arabians and Indians) settle into Kenyan coast[3] Southern Nilotic speaking communities move south
8th Century AD		Swahili develops as an East African lingua franca
1498	April	Vasco da Gama reaches coastal Kenya[4]
1505		Portugal begin rule presence in Mombasa
1593		Fort Jesus is built in Mombasa to solidify Portuguese hegemony[5]
1698		Omani Arabs capture Fort Jesus
1830		Slave trade flourishes
1846	25 August	First Christian mission is founded by Johann Ludwig Krapf
1850		Africa is being mapped by Europeans
1895		United Kingdom takes over East Africa The East African Protectorate begins[6]
1900		Koitalel Arap Samoei predicts railway completion[7]
1901		George V is Kenya's new mornarch
1903		The Ugandan Railway is completed[8]
1905		Nairobi is BEAC's new capital
1909		Witchcraft is illegal in East Africa[9]
1914		Kenya is one of British military bases for World War I[10][11]
1920		BEAC is transformed to Kenya Colony & Uganda Colony[12] Young Kikuyu Association (renamed the East African Association) started by Harry Thuku. Kikuyu Central Association formed[13] Sir Edward Northey becomes the first Kenyan ruler (governor)[14]
1944		Kenya African Study Union is founded by Harry Thuku
1947		Jomo Kenyatta is new president of Kenya African Union
1952		Multiracial pattern of quotas allowed Mau Mau Uprising begins[15]
1953	8 April	Kenyatta is jailed[16][17]
1962		KANU-KADU coalition government is formed Mau Mau Uprising ends[18]
1963	12 December	Kenya Receives Independence[19] Kenya transforms into a commonwealth Jomo Kenyatta becomes Kenya's first Prime Minister serving Elizabeth II Malcolm MacDonald becomes Kenya's last Colonial governor[20]
1964		Kenya transforms into a republic Jomo Kenyatta becomes President of Kenya
1967		East African Community formed Kenyan pro-divisions founded
1969		Tom Mboya assassinated[21]
1973		The Lokiriama Peace Accord is signed by Turkana people and Matheniki of Uganda[22] Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes
1974		Re-election occurred
1977		Rhamu incident occurs
1978		Jomo Kenyatta dies[23] Daniel Arap Moi becomes new Kenyan President
1980		Garissa massacre takes place
1982		Kenya becomes a one party state The General Service Unit is formed
1984		Wagala Massacre occurs committed by Kenyan troops
1987		Kenya hosts All African Games
1991		Parliament repeals one party section of the constitution
2002		62% rejects KANU's presidential candidate Moi becomes longest served president of Kenya's history[24]
2007		Kenya Violence Begins[25]
2009		the UN Secretary general Kofi Annan handed names of the main suspects of the 2007 Post-election violence to the International Criminal Court[26]
2012		First LGBT pride event held in Kenyan US embassy[27] George Saitoti and Orwa Ojode are killed in a deadly helicopter crash[28]
2013		Kenyan General Elections are held where Uhuru Kenyatta won the election[29]
2015-2016		A Huruma building collapses, where over 100 are affected[30] Garissa University attacked by gunmen, killing 140 and wounding 65[31]
2017		Kenyan General Elections are held but annulment occurs,[32] then proceeds in 26 October

See also

• Timelines of cities in Kenya: Mombasa, Nairobi

References

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• Robert M. Maxon; Thomas P. Ofcansky (2014). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Kenya (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7469-5.

External links

• "Kenya Profile: Timeline". BBC News.