Timeline_of_Ibadan Knowpia

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

Prior to 20th century edit

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

20th century edit

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 edit

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]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Toyin Falola; Ann Genova (2009). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6316-3.
^ "Hinderer, David, Nigeria, Anglican (CMS)". www.dacb.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16.
^ Julius O. Ihonvbere; Timothy Shaw (1998). Illusions of Power: Nigeria in Transition. New Jersey, US: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0-86543-642-8.
^ 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.
^ "Garden Search: Nigeria". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Ibadan (Nigeria) – Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, US: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
^ ^a ^b Toyin Falola; Saheed Aderinto (2010). Nigeria, Nationalism, and Writing History. University Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1-58046-358-4.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ Louise M. Bourgault (1995). Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-11309-1.
^ "History of NISER". Government of Nigeria. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Our History, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015
^ 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.
^ Udo 1970.
^ 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)
^ ^a ^b ^c Detailed Information of the 33 Local Governments in Brief, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015
^ 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.

This article incorporates information from the Yoruba Wikipedia.

Bibliography edit

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.
"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.

External links edit

"(Ibadan)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK. (Bibliography of open access articles)
"(Ibadan)" – via Europeana. (Images, etc.)
"(Ibadan)" – via Digital Public Library of America. (Images, etc.)
"(Ibadan)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany: Frankfurt University Library. (Bibliography)
"(Ibadan)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre. (Bibliography)
"(Ibadan)". AfricaBib.org. (Bibliography)
"Ibadan, Nigeria". BlackPast.org. US. 8 March 2011.
"Nigeria: Ibadan". ArchNet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2006.

[Falola2009-1] 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.

[Ihonvbere1998-3] Julius O. Ihonvbere; Timothy Shaw (1998). Illusions of Power: Nigeria in Transition. New Jersey, US: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0-86543-642-8.

[Forrest1994-4] 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.

[botanic-5] "Garden Search: Nigeria". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[CRLnewspapers-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.

[Falola2010-8] Toyin Falola; Saheed Aderinto (2010). Nigeria, Nationalism, and Writing History. University Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1-58046-358-4.

[Chuku2013-9] 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.

[MMA-afg11-10] "Guinea Coast, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[Bourgault1995-11] 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.

[OyoState_history-13] Our History, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015

[July1987-14] 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.

[FOOTNOTEUdo1970-15] 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)

[LocalGov-17] Detailed Information of the 33 Local Governments in Brief, Government of Oyo State, retrieved 30 August 2015

[unhabitat2014-18] 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.

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