The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Casablanca, Morocco.
Prior to 20th century
1st C. CE - "Anfus" created by Romans as a port 11th C. CE - Anfa founded by Zanata Berbers. The word Anfa means the hill in the local amazigh dialect . 1468 - Anfa sacked by Portuguese forces. 1770 - City walls rebuilt by the Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah also called Mohammed III (approximate date). 1830 - Port re-opens to commerce. 1900 - Population: 20,000.
20th century 1906 - Port of Casablanca construction begins. 1907 30 July: Anti-European unrest; crackdown by French forces. Casa-Port Railway Terminal opens. 1912 French protectorate established. 1914 - Population: 78,000. 1915 - The Franco-Moroccan Fair runs from 5 September to 5 November 1918 - Public library opens. 1923 - Casa-Voyageurs Railway Station opened. 1927 - Population: 120,000. 1929 - Casablanca Stock Exchange established. 1931 - 1 August: Honorary Consulate of Poland opened. 1935 - Vox Cinema opens. 1937 - Wydad Club Athletic formed 1940 Casablanca under control of Vichy France. October: Forced labour camp established by the Germans. 1942 November: Forced labour camp dissolved. 8–16 November: Naval Battle of Casablanca. 26 November: American fictional movie Casablanca released. 1943 - January: Allied Casablanca Conference held. 1949 - Raja Club Athletic formed. 1951 - Population: 682,388. 1952 - December: "Anti-French riots." 1959 - Afriquia SMDC oil company headquartered in Casablanca. 1960 - Population: 967,000 (urban agglomeration). 1965 22 March: "Uprising of students and workers." September: 1965 Arab League summit held. 1971 - Maroc Soir newspaper begins publication. 1973 - Population: 1,371,330 city; 1,753,400 urban agglomeration. 1975 - University of Hassan II Casablanca established. 1980s - City "organized into five separate prefectures." 1980 Planning commission formed. Population: 2,109,000 (urban agglomeration). 1981 - 6 June: "Bread riots." 1986 - Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city. 1989 - 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Casablanca. 1990 - Population: 2,682,000 (urban agglomeration). 1993 Hassan II Mosque built. Population: 2,943,000 urban agglomeration (estimate). 1999 - l’Boulevard des Jeunes Musicians hip hop festival begins. 2000 - Population: 2,937,000 (urban agglomeration).
21st century
2003 16 May: 2003 Casablanca bombings. Mohamed Sajid becomes mayor. 2007 - March–April: 2007 Casablanca bombings. 2012 May: "Trade union rally." Casablanca Tramway begins operating. 2014: 3,352,399 inhabitants in the city (estimate) and almost seven million in the metropolitan area according to the official census of 2014. 2015 - City becomes part and capital of the Casablanca-Settat administrative region.
See also History of Casablanca Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Fes, Marrakesh, Meknes, Rabat, , Tangier
References
Bibliography
in English (written in the 16th century)
in French
External links
(Bibliography of open access articles)
Map of Casablanca, 1942.
(Bibliography)