Timeline of Ibadan

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

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## Prior to 20th century

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* 1835 – Oluyole becomes Olubadan.
* 1851 – Anglican Church Mission established by David Hinderer.[1][2]
* 1900 – Lagos-Ibadan railway begins operating

## 20th century

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* 1913 – Ibadan Grammar School established.
* 1916 – Moor Plantation established near Ibadan.[3]
* 1929 – Government College founded.
* 1947 – Economic protest.[4]
* 1948 – University College of Ibadan and its Botanical Garden established.[1][5]
* 1949 – Nigerian Tribune newspaper begins publication.[6]
* 1951 – Ibadan Peoples Party organized.
* 1952 – Population: 459,196.[7]
* 1954 – Nigerian Records Office headquartered in Ibadan.[8]
* 1955
* Historical Society of Nigeria founded in Ibadan.[9]
* Isaac Babalola Akinyele becomes Olubadan.
* 1957 – Black Orpheus literary magazine begins publication.[1][10]
* 1958 – Nigerian National Archives headquartered in city.[8]
* 1959 – Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) television begins broadcasting (later NTA Ibadan).[11]
* 1960
* Liberty Stadium opens.
* Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research headquartered in city.[12]
* 1961 – Mbari Writers and Artists Club formed.[10]
* 1962 – University of Ibadan active;[13] Institute of African Studies founded.[14]
* 1963 – Population: 627,380.[15]
* 1965 – Cocoa House built.
* 1967 – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture headquartered in city.[citation needed]
* 1975
* Population: 847,000.[16]
* David Jemibewon becomes governor of Oyo State.
* 1976
* City becomes capital of Oyo State.[13]
* Akinyele, Lagelu, and Oluyole semi-urban local governments created.[17]
* 1982 – Leventis United football team formed.
* 1989 – Egbeda, Ido, and Ona Ara semi-urban local governments created.[17]
* 1991 – Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, and Ibadan South-West urban local governments created.[17]
* 1999 – Yinusa Ogundipe Arapasowu I [yo] becomes Olubadan

## 21st century

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View of Ibadan, 2016

* 2003
* Ibadan Internet Exchange commissioned.
* Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja becomes governor of Oyo State.
* 2007 – Oyekunle Ayinde Olukotun becomes Olubadan.[citation needed]
* 2011
* Abiola Ajimobi becomes governor of Oyo State.
* Population: 2,949,000 (urban agglomeration).[18]
* 2024
* Oyo State coup attempt by Yoruba separatists[19]

## See also

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* Ibadan history
* List of Olubadan
* Timelines of other cities in Nigeria: Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt

## References

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1. ^ a b c Toyin Falola; Ann Genova (2009). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6316-3.
2. ^ "Hinderer, David, Nigeria, Anglican (CMS)". www.dacb.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16.
3. ^ Julius O. Ihonvbere; Timothy Shaw (1998). Illusions of Power: Nigeria in Transition. New Jersey, US: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0-86543-642-8.
4. ^ Tom G. Forrest (1994). The Advance of African Capital: The Growth of Nigerian Private Enterprise. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-1562-3.
5. ^ "Garden Search: Nigeria". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
6. ^ "Ibadan (Nigeria) – Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, US: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
7. ^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
8. ^ a b Toyin Falola; Saheed Aderinto (2010). Nigeria, Nationalism, and Writing History. University Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1-58046-358-4.
9. ^ Gloria Chuku, ed. (2013). "Kenneth Dike: the Father of Modern African Historiography". The Igbo Intellectual Tradition: Creative Conflict in African and African Diasporic Thought. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 137–164\. ISBN 978-1-137-31129-0.
10. ^ a b "Guinea Coast, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
11. ^ Louise M. Bourgault (1995). Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-11309-1.
12. ^ "History of NISER". Government of Nigeria. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
13. ^ a b Our History, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015
14. ^ Robert W. July (1987). "Chapter 9". An African Voice: The Role of the Humanities in African Independence. US: Duke University Press. p. 192+. ISBN 0-8223-0769-3.
15. ^ Udo 1970.
16. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
17. ^ a b c Detailed Information of the 33 Local Governments in Brief, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015
18. ^ The State of African Cities 2014. United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 10 September 2015. ISBN 978-92-1-132598-0. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10.
19. ^ Ibrahim Adeyemi (23 April 2024). "The Curious Journey Of Woman Who Declared Yoruba Independence From Nigeria". HumAngle. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

This article incorporates information from the Yoruba Wikipedia.

## Bibliography

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* N.C. Mitchel (1953), "Some comments on the growth and character of Ibadan's population", Research Notes, no. 4, University College of Ibadan, Department of Geography
* C.G. Feilberg (1958), "Ibadan", Kulturgeografi, no. 10, pp. 77–91
* T. Oloko (Oct 1960), "A tale of 4 cities: Lagos, Ibadan, Kaduna and Enugu", Nigeria Magazine, pp. 137–147
* Akin L. Mabogunje (March 1961), "Ibadan black metropolis", Nigeria Magazine, no. 68, pp. 12–26
* Akin L. Mabogunje (1962), "Growth of residential districts in Ibadan", Geographical Review, vol. 52
* R.A. Akinola (1964), "Industrial structure of Ibadan", Nigerian Geographical Journal, vol. 7, ISSN 0029-0084
* Joel Bruce Splansky (1966), "Concentric zone of theory of city structure as applied to an African city: Ibadan, Nigeria", Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
* R.A. Akinola (1967), "Problems of urban development in Nigeria-the example of Ibadan", Bulletin of Ghana Geographical Association, vol. 12, ISSN 0016-9536
* P.C. Lloyd; et al., eds. (1967), In the City of Ibadan: a symposium on its structure and development, London`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* G.A. van der Knapp (1967), "Lagos en Ibadan; een stadsgeographische vergelijking", Kroniek van Afrika (in Dutch), vol. 7, ISSN 0023-4893
* Muench and Muench (1968), "Planning and anticipating in Nigeria: Lagos and Ibadan", Journal of the American Institute of Planners, vol. 34
* G.A. Onibokun (1969), "Socio-cultural constraints on urban renewal policies in emerging nations: the Ibadan case", Nigerian journal of economic and social studies, vol. 11
* G.A. Onibokun (1970), "Nigerian cities: their rehabilitation and redevelopment (Ibadan case study)", African Studies Review, vol. 13
* Reuben K. Udo (1970). "Ibadan". Geographical Regions of Nigeria. University of California Press. p. 34+.
* H.I. Ajaegbu (1971), Forms of under-integrated urban growth: the case of the old residential quarters in Ibadan, Nigeria, Paris: Secretariat de Missions d’Urbanisme et d’habitat
* J.O. Oyelese (1971), "Growth of Ibadan city and its impact on land-use patterns, 1961–65", Journal of Tropical Geography, vol. 14
* Wole Soyinka (1994). Ibadan: The 'Penkelemes' Years, A Memoir, 1946–1965. Methuen. ISBN 0413686701.
* Simon Heap (1997), "'Jaguda Boys': Pickpocketing in Ibadan, 1930–60", Urban History, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 324–343
* Ruth Watson (2003). 'Civil Disorder is the Disease of Ibadan': Chieftaincy and Civic Culture in a Yoruba City. Oxford: James Currey. ISBN 0-85255-454-0.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
* "Ibadan". Understanding Slums: Case Studies for the Global Report 2003. United Nations Human Settlements Programme and University College London. 2003.
* Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Ibadan, Nigeria". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 0415234794.
* Kevin Shillington, ed. (2005). "Ibadan". Encyclopedia of African History. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-57958-245-6.

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* "Ibadan, Nigeria". BlackPast.org. US. 8 March 2011.
* "Nigeria: Ibadan". ArchNet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2006.

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