History timeline
Kenya
12 periods and events, 1000 – 2002.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 – 1500 | Swahili city-states斯瓦希里城邦 Muslim trading towns such as Mombasa, Malindi and Lamu link Africa to the Indian Ocean. | Economy | Source |
| 1498 – 1698 | Portuguese control of the coast葡萄牙控制沿海 Begins with Vasco da Gama at Malindi; Fort Jesus built at Mombasa in 1593. | Colonial | Source |
| 1698 – 1895 | Omani rule of the coast阿曼统治沿海 Oman takes Fort Jesus; the coast is later ruled from Zanzibar. | Colonial | Source |
| 1895 – 1963 | British East Africa and Kenya Colony英属东非与肯尼亚殖民地 Protectorate, then crown colony from 1920; white settlers take the highlands. | Colonial | Source |
| 1896 – 1901 | Uganda Railway乌干达铁路 Mombasa–Lake Victoria line built largely by Indian labourers; Nairobi grows from a railway depot. | Technology | Source |
| 1952 – 1960 | Mau Mau uprising茅茅起义 Kikuyu-led revolt over land; Britain declares an emergency and detains tens of thousands. | War | Source |
| 1963 | Independence独立 Independence from Britain; a republic one year later. | Politics | Source |
| 1964 – 1978 | Jomo Kenyatta presidency乔莫·肯雅塔执政 Founding president; pro-Western, capitalist course. | Politics | Source |
| 1977 | Green Belt Movement绿带运动 Wangari Maathai's tree-planting movement; she wins the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. | Movement | Source |
| 1978 – 2002 | Moi era莫伊时代 Daniel arap Moi's 24-year rule; one-party state from 1982 to 1991. | Politics | Source |
| 1982 | 1982 coup attempt1982年未遂政变 Air force officers try to topple Moi; crushed within hours. | Politics | Source |
| 1998 | US embassy bombing in Nairobi美国驻内罗毕使馆爆炸案 Al-Qaeda truck bomb kills over 200, mostly Kenyans. | War | Source |