Timeline of Rabat
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rabat, Morocco.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1150 CE - Citadel construction begins.[1]
- 1627 - Rabat and Salé form the Republic of Bou Regreg.
- 1864 - Dar al-Makhzen (palace) built.
20th century
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- 1912 - Moroccan capital relocated to Rabat from Fes.[1]
- 1915 - Musée National des Bijoux à Rabat active.[2]
- 1916 - Lycée Moulay Youssef (school) opens.[citation needed]
- 1919 - Stade Marocain football club formed.
- 1923 - Stade de FUS (stadium) opens.
- 1924 - Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc established.
- 1944 - fr headquartered in Rabat.[citation needed]
- 1946 - Fath Union Sport football club formed.
- 1950 - Population: 145,000.[3]
- 1955 - Rabat becomes capital of independent Morocco.[1]
- 1958 - Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales football club formed.
- 1959 - Maghreb Arabe Press established.
- 1960 - Population: 233,000.[3]
- 1961 - National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics established.
- 1962 - fr opens.
- 1967 - Association Marocaine de la Recherche et de l'Echange Culturel established.[4]
- 1969 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in Rabat.
- 1970 - Population: 494,000.[3]
- 1974 - 1974 Arab League summit held.
- 1979 - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquartered in city.
- 1980
- 1981 - National Institute for Urban and Territorial Planning headquartered in Rabat.[5]
- 1983 - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium opens.
- 1985 - August: 1985 Pan Arab Games held.
- 1987 - Universite Mohammed V's Centre D'etudes Strategiques established.[6]
- 1989 - Arab Maghreb Union headquartered in Rabat.[6]
- 1990 - Population: 1,174,000.[3]
- 1991 - Casablanca–Rabat expressway built.
- 1999 - Rabat–Fes expressway built.
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 1,507,000.[3]
- 2005 - Rabat–Tangier expressway built.
- 2009 - Fathallah Oualalou becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Rabat Ringroad construction begins.
- 2011
- February: Political demonstration.[7]
- Rabat-Salé tramway begins operating.
- Population: 1,843,000.[3]
- 2012 - Rabat–Salé Airport new terminal opens.
See also
- Other cities in Morocco
References
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Further reading
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