timeline of Managua

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Managua, Nicaragua.

Prior to 20th century

1846 – Villa de Managua attains city status.{{cite book|author=E. Bradford Burns|title=Patriarch and Folk: The Emergence of Nicaragua, 1798–1858|year=1991|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-65796-0|chapter=Chronology|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ONIU2MMR9MMC&pg=PA239|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/patriarchfolkeme0000burn}}
1852 – Managua becomes capital of Nicaragua.
1874 – Huellas de Acahualinca (fossils) discovered.
1875 – Managua Department (administrative division) established.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
1876 – Flood.{{sfn|Seltzer|1952}}
1885 – Earthquake.{{sfn|Seltzer|1952}}
1899 – {{illm|Parque Central (Managua)|es}} (park) established.

20th century

=1900s–1960s=

1901 – {{illm|José Dolores Estrada Morales|es}} becomes mayor.
1913 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua established.{{cite web |title=Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Nicaragua |url= http://www.katolsk.no/organisasjon/verden/chronology/nicaragua |work=www.katolsk.no |publisher=Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese) |location=Norway |access-date= December 30, 2014 }}
1915 – Xolotlan Airport built.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
1926 – La Prensa newspaper begins publication.{{cite book|title=Europa World Year Book|year=2004|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-85743-255-8 |chapter= Nicaragua: Directory |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gP_-8rXzQs8C&pg=PA3166 }}
1931 – March 31: 1931 Nicaragua earthquake.{{sfn|Seltzer|1952}}
1934
February 21: Assassination of Augusto César Sandino.
Cinema Gonzalez opens.{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/nicaragua/managua?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Managua, Nicaragua |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}
1938 – Cathedral of Managua built.
1948 – National Stadium built.
1950 – Population: 109,352.{{cite web |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1950_round.htm |work=Demographic Yearbook 1955 |publisher=Statistical Office of the United Nations |location=New York |title=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants }}
1951 – Alianza Francesa de Managua founded.[http://www.alianzafrancesa.org.ni/]
1952 – Banco de América Central founded.
1960 – Jesuit Central American University founded.
1961 – Teatro Experimental de Managua active.{{cite book|editor=Eladio Cortés and Mirta Barrea-Marlys |title=Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater |year= 2003|publisher=Greenwood |isbn=978-0-313-29041-1 |chapter=Nicaragua |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WSS3v-czhPgC&pg=PA328 }}
1968
Earthquake.
Las Mercedes Airport expanded.
1969 – Rubén Darío National Theatre opens.{{cite book|author=Martin Banham|title=Cambridge Guide to Theatre|year=1995|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-43437-9|chapter=Nicaragua|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8qMTPAPFGXUC&pg=PA791|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/cambridgeguideto0000banh}}

=1970s–1990s=

1970 – {{illm|Banco de América building|es|3=Banco de América (edificio)}} built.
1971 – Population: 398,514.{{cite book |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook 1975 |year=1976 |author=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=253–279 }}
1972 – December 23: 1972 Nicaragua earthquake.{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1225283.stm |title=Nicaragua Profile: Timeline |date=9 September 2012 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}
1974
December: Sandinistas raid residence of government official in Los Robles.
Metrocentro Managua shopping centre in business.
1975 – Centro Comercial Plaza España (shopping mall) built in Bolonia.
1978 – January 10: Assassination of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal; protest ensues.
1979
July 19–20: Sandinistas in power.{{cite book|author1=Harry E. Vanden|author2=Gary Prevost|title=Democracy and Socialism in Sandinista Nicaragua|year=1996|publisher=Lynne Rienner |isbn=978-1-55587-682-1 |chapter=Chronology of the FSLN |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t3u9XnA96Y0C&pg=PA153 }}
Masaya Volcano National Park established near city.
Population: 608,020 (estimate).{{cite book |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm |title=1995 Demographic Yearbook |year=1997 |author=United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=262–321 }}
1983 – National University of Engineering established.
1987 – Deportivo Walter Ferretti (football team) headquartered in Managua.
1990
Peace Park inaugurated.{{cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/nicaragua/managua |title=Nicaragua: Managua |publisher=Lonely Planet |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}
Arnoldo Alemán becomes mayor.{{sfn|New York Times|1992}}
1991
November: Sandinista unrest.{{sfn|New York Times|1991}}
Tiscapa Lagoon Natural Reserve established.
1992 – {{illm|Hotel Crowne Plaza Managua|es}} in business.
1993 – Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception built.
1995 – El Malecon park established.{{sfn|New York Times|1995}}
1996 – La Jornada magazine begins publication.
1997 – Institute of History of Nicaragua and Central America headquartered in city.
1998 – Plaza Inter shopping center in business.
1999 – April: FSLN demonstration.{{cite book |title=Political Chronology of the Americas|year= 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-35653-8 |chapter= Nicaragua |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=XiOPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA154 }}
2000
"FSLN wins municipal elections in Managua."{{citation |work=Financial Times |url =http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/378bb11e-69c2-11db-952e-0000779e2340.html |title=Nicaragua timeline |date=November 3, 2006 }}
Parmalat Futbol Clube formed.
Herty Lewites becomes mayor.

21st century

2005
{{illm|Parque Japón Nicaragua|es}} (Japanese park) established.
{{illm|Galerías Santo Domingo|es}} shopping mall in business on {{illm|Carretera a Masaya|es}}.
2009
Alexis Argüello becomes mayor; dies in office.{{citation |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 6, 2009 |title= Nicaragua boxing legend Alexis Arguello and the mayoral curse |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-06-fg-nicaragua-mayor6-story.html }}
{{illm|Hotel Barceló Managua|es}} in business.
Population: 985,143 metro.{{cite web |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/index.cshtml |work=Demographic Yearbook 2016 |year=2017 |publisher=United Nations Statistics Division |title= Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants }}
2011 – Nicaragua National Football Stadium opens.
2014
April 10: 2014 Nicaragua earthquake.
September 6: Managua event (explosion).
2018 - April: Economic protest begins.{{citation |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-44491960 |work=BBC News |title= Nicaragua protesters stage national strike as clashes persist |date= June 15, 2018 }}

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

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{{citation |work=New York Times |date=August 18, 1995 |title=Managua Journal; a Mayor Hopes a Fountain Turns Into a Landslide |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/18/world/managua-journal-a-mayor-hopes-a-fountain-turns-into-a-landslide.html |ref={{harvid|New York Times|1995}}}}.

External links

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