Timeline of Rabat

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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For the earlier history of the region of Rabat see Chellah

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History of Morocco

Prehistory

* Acheulean
* Mousterian
* Aterian

* Iberomaurusian
* Capsian

Classical to Late Antiquity
(8th century BC – 7th century AD)

* Carthaginian
* Roman

* Mauretania
* Mauretania Tingitana
* Exarchate of Africa

Early Islamic
(8th–10th century AD)

* Muslim conquest
* Umayyad Caliphate

* Berber Revolt

* Emirate of Nekor
* Emirate of Sijilmasa

* Barghwata confederacy
* Idrisid dynasty

Territorial fragmentation
(10th–11th century AD)

* Caliphate of Córdoba
* Fatimid Caliphate

* Ifranids
* Miknasas
* Maghrawas

Empire
(beginning 11th century AD)

* Almoravids
* Almohads
* Marinids

* Wattasids
* Saadis
* Alawis

other political entities

* Zawiya Dila'iya
* Principality of Debdou
* Republic of Salé

Decline
(beginning 19th century AD)

* Franco-Moroccan War
* Anglo-Moroccan Treaty of 1856
* Hispano-Moroccan War

* Protégé system

* Treaty of Wad Ras
* Treaty of Madrid
* Tangier Crisis
* Treaty of Algeciras
* Agadir Crisis

* Hafidiya
* Bombardment of Casablanca (1907)
* French conquest of Morocco

Protectorate
(1912–56)

* Treaty of Fez

* French protectorate
* Spanish protectorate

* French Conquest
* Zaian War
* Rif War

* Tangier Protocol
* Tangier International Zone

* Opposition to European control
* Revolution of the King and the People

Modern
(1956–present)

* Ifni War
* Sand War
* Moroccanization

* Coup d'état attempt in 1971 / in 1972
* Moulay Bouazza plot
* Years of lead

* Madrid Accords
* Green March
* Western Sahara conflict

* 2011–2012 protests
* Hirak Rif Movement
* Abraham Accords

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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 - Centre cinématographique marocain [fr] headquartered in Rabat.[citation needed]
* 1946 - Fath Union Sport football club formed.
* 1948 - National School of Administration (ENA) established.
* 1951 - Population: 156,209.[3]
* 1955 - Rabat becomes capital of independent Morocco.[1]
* 1957 - Moulay-Hassan Bridge [fr] opens.
* 1958 - Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales football club formed.
* 1959 - Maghreb Arabe Press established.
* 1960 - Population: 233,000.[4]
* 1961 - National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics established.
* 1962 - Théâtre national Mohammed-V [fr] opens.
* 1967 - Association Marocaine de la Recherche et de l'Echange Culturel established.[5]
* 1969 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in Rabat.
* 1973 - Population: 435,510 city; 596,600 urban agglomeration.[6]
* 1974 - 1974 Arab League summit held.
* 1979 - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquartered in city.
* 1980
* École nationale d'architecture de Rabat [fr] (school) established.
* Population: 808,000.[4]
* 1981 - National Institute for Urban and Territorial Planning headquartered in Rabat.[7]
* 1982 - Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
* 1983 - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium opens.
* 1985 - August: 1985 Pan Arab Games held.
* 1987 - Universite Mohammed V's Centre D'etudes Strategiques established.[8]
* 1989
* 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Rabat.
* Arab Maghreb Union headquartered in Rabat.[8]
* 1991 - Casablanca–Rabat expressway built.
* 1993 - Population: 1,220,000 urban agglomeration (estimate).[9]
* 1999 - Rabat–Fes expressway built.
* 2000 - Population: 1,507,000.[4]

## 21st century

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* 2005 - Rabat–Tangier expressway built.
* 2009 - Fathallah Oualalou becomes mayor.
* 2010
* Rabat Ringroad construction begins.
* June–July: African Youth Games held in Rabat
* 2011
* February: Political demonstration.[10]
* Rabat-Salé tramway begins operating.
* Population: 1,843,000.[4]
* 2012 - Rabat–Salé Airport new terminal opens.
* 2013 - Archives du Maroc opens.
* 2014 - Population: 578,644 (estimate).[11]
* 2015 - City becomes part of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region.

## See also

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* Rabat history
* Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes, Salé [fr], Tangier
* Timeline of Morocco [fr]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Thomas K. Park; Aomar Boum (2006). "Rabat". Historical Dictionary of Morocco (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6511-2.
2. ^ "Musée National des Bijoux à Rabat" (in French). Rabat: Royaume du Maroc, Ministère de la culture. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014.
3. ^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
4. ^ a b c d 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 10 September 2014.
5. ^ Hsain Ilahiane (2006). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6490-0.
6. ^ 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\. "Rabat-Sale"253-279&rft.date=1976&rft.au=United+Nations+Department+of+Economic+and+Social+Affairs,+Statistical+Office&rft_id=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Timeline+of+Rabat" class="Z3988">`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
7. ^ "INAU". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
8. ^ a b "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
9. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York: United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division. 1997. pp. 262–321.262-321&rft.pub=United+Nations+Department+for+Economic+and+Social+Information+and+Policy+Analysis,+Statistics+Division&rft.date=1997&rft_id=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Timeline+of+Rabat" class="Z3988">
10. ^ "Morocco Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
11. ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations

## Bibliography

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in English

* Janet L. Abu-Lughod (1980). Rabat: Urban Apartheid in Morocco. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5303-8.
* Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Rabat, Egypt". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 0415234794.
* Jamila Bargach (2008). "Rabat". In Yasser Elsheshtawy (ed.). The Evolving Arab City: Tradition, Modernity and Urban Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-12821-1.

in French

* Maurice de Périgny [in French] (1919). Au Maroc; Casablanca-Rabat-Meknes (in French). Paris P. Roger.
* Sylviane Munoz (1981). "Les structures démographiques d'une capitale coloniale: la population de Rabat en 1952". Cahiers de la Méditerranée (in French). 23: 23–70\. doi:10.3406/camed.1981.928 - via Persee.fr.23-70&rft.date=1981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3406/camed.1981.928&rft.au=Sylviane+Munoz&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Timeline+of+Rabat" class="Z3988">
* Safaa Monqid (2009). "Les morisques et l'édification de la ville de Rabat" [Moors and the building of the city of Rabat]. Cahiers de la Méditerranée (in French). 79 - via Revues.org.
* Sonia Serhir (2017). "Hay Ryad à Rabat: de la ville nouvelle au quartier?". Cahiers d'EMAM (in French). 29 (29). doi:10.4000/emam.1376 - via Revues.org. (About Hay Ryad [fr] quarter)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rabat.

* "(Rabat)" - via Qatar National Library, Qatar Digital Library. (Images, etc.)
* "(Rabat)" - via Europeana. (Images, etc.)
* "(Rabat)" - via Digital Public Library of America. (Images, etc.)
* "(Rabat)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre. (Bibliography)
* "(Rabat)". AfricaBib.org. (Bibliography)
* Christian Zimmermann (ed.). "(Rabat)". Research Papers in Economics. US: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. (Bibliography)
* "(Rabat)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK. (Bibliography of open access articles)
* "Rabat, Morocco". BlackPast.org. US. 24 February 2015.
* "Morocco: Rabat". Archnet. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.

## Images

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* Moulay-Hassan Bridge, Rabat, opened in 1957

* Satellite view of Rabat, 2005

* View of Rabat from space, 2010

34°01′15″N 6°50′30″W﻿ / ﻿34.020882°N 6.84165°W﻿ / 34.020882; -6.84165

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