• 1901 - built. • 1910 - Brazzaville becomes part of colonial
French Equatorial Africa. • 1931 - Poste Centrale (post office) built.(
fr) • 1932 - Gare ferroviaire (train station) built. • October:
De Gaulle visits city. • 1951 - founded. • 1953 - Vog cinema built.(
fr) • 1955 - Palais de Justice (courthouse) built.(
fr) • 1956 - 18 November:
Moyen-Congo municipal elections, 1956 held;
Fulbert Youlou becomes mayor. • 1958 - Population: 100,000 (approximate). • 1959 -
Makélékélé and
Ouenzé arrondissements created. • 1960 - City becomes capital of independent Republic of the Congo. • 1961 - Population: 136,200. • 1962 -
Télé Congo (television) begins broadcasting from Brazzaville. • 1963 - City hall built.(
fr) • 1965 •
Stade de la Révolution (stadium) opens. • July:
1965 All-Africa Games held in Brazzaville. • 1970 •
Talangaï neighborhood created. • 1976 -
Development Bank of the Central African States branch in business. • 1977 - 18 March: Assassination of president
Ngouabi. • 1986 -
Nabemba Tower built. • 1987 • April:
1987 Central African Games held in city. • Meeting of the
Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city. • 1989 -
AS Police (football club) formed. • 1990 •
Mfilou arrondissement officially established. ==21st century==