1970s in Andorra:
Events 1970: April 23- Andorran women gain the right to vote. 1971: Andorra organizes the Andorran Olympic Committee. 1972: The Sanctuary of Meritxell is destroyed with a fire.
295 vehicles recorded per 1000 inhabitants, ranking Andorra fourth in the world in its automobile/population ratio. 1973:Population of 24,807 recorded in Andorra. Andorra's legislative assembly is reordered, ending the establishment of new letterbox enterprises by foreigners, thus effectively halting Andorra's function as a corporate tax haven. 1974: April 4-Contract signed between tobacco farmers and manufacturers. The National Library of Andorra is founded in Andorra la Vella 1975: March 21-Spain issues a decree, originally published in September 1974, which requires the holders of French identity cards entering Spain from Andorra to produce passports. May 14 -Andorra is accepted as a member of the world Olympic movement. The National Archives of Andorra is founded in Andorra la Vella. 1976:The Sanctuary of Meritxell is rebuilt by Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill. 1978: The six Parishes of Andorra are expanded to seven, with the establishment of the parish of Escaldes-Engordany. 1979: December:Prenegotiations over the EC-Andorra Agreement as an Epiphenomenon of the Accession of Spain to the European Community are started in Brussels.
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