The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Goma , Democratic Republic of the Congo .
19th century 1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the Congo Free State as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.
20th century
21st century 2002 - January: Mount Nyiragongo erupts, destroys nearly half of city structures.[ 7] 2004 - Population: 249,862 (estimate).[ 3] 2006 Institut supérieur de statistique et de nouvelles technologies de Goma (school) founded. Salaam Kivu International Film Festival begins.[2] 2007 2008 2009 August: US secretary of state visits Goma.[ 7] Roger Rachid Tumbala becomes mayor (approximate date).[3] 2011 - Jean Busanga Malihaseme appointed mayor.[ 10] 2012 July: Battle of Goma (2012) begins. 20 November: M23 forces take Goma.[ 7] 12 December: Prison break.[ 4] Kubuya Ndoole Naso becomes mayor.[ 11] 2013 The Amani Festival in 2016 2015 2016 - November: United Nations forces attacked by bomb.[ 14] 2022 - Festival Amani returns after a year's absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 15] 2025
See also
References ^ Bulletin de la Société de géographie et d'études coloniales de Marseille, 1910, p. 138 ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo" . Chronology of Catholic Dioceses . Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 19 October 2017 .^ a b "Kongo (Dem. Rep.): Städte" . Citypopulation.de (in German). Oldenburg, Germany: Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 20 October 2017 .^ a b c d e Emizet Francois Kisangani (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Rowman & Littlefield . ISBN 9781442273160 . ^ a b "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Political Chronology of Africa Europa Publications . 2001. pp. 100– 113. ISBN 0203409957 . ^ a b c d "Democratic Republic of Congo Profile: Timeline" . BBC News. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017 .^ Denis M. Tull (2008). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". In Andreas Mehler; et al. (eds.). Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2007 239– 254. ISBN 978-9004168053 . ISSN 1871-2525 . ^ "RD Congo: Chronologie" . Jeuneafrique.com . Retrieved 20 October 2017 .^ "Adolphe Lumanu Nomme Un Nouveau Maire À La Tête La Ville De Goma Au Nord-Kivu" , Lecongolais.cd (in French), 30 September 2011^ "RDC : le maire de Goma accuse le M23 de causer l'insécurité dans la périphérie de sa ville" , Radiookapi.net ^ Gunmen attack airport in eastern Congo, seven dead ^ "Dieudonné Malere nommé maire de Goma" , Radiookapi.net (in French), 30 August 2015^ Bomb attack kills child, wounds 32 Indian peacekeepers in east Congo: U.N. ^ "Le Festival Amani à Goma - Du 4 au 6 février 2022" . amanifestival.com . Retrieved 2022-02-05 .
Bibliography Didier Bompangue; et al. (2009). "Cholera Epidemics, War and Disasters around Goma and Lake Kivu: An Eight-Year Survey" . PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3 (5): e436. doi :10.1371/journal.pntd.0000436 PMC 2677153 PMID 19436726 . Koen Vlassenroot; Karen Büscher (2009), City as frontier: urban development and identity processes in Goma Crisis States Research Centre , London School of Economics and Political Science, ISSN 1749-1800 Karen Büscher (2011). Conflict, state failure and urban transformation in the Eastern Congolese periphery: the case of Goma (PhD). Belgium: Ghent University . hdl :1854/LU-2092391 . Thomas Gesthuizen (13 March 2013), "Congo's hidden cultural hub" , The Guardian , UK
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