The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rabat, Morocco.
Prior to 20th century For the earlier history of the region of Rabat see Chellah
1150 CE - Citadel construction begins. 1627 - Rabat and Salé form the Republic of Bou Regreg. 1864 - Dar al-Makhzen (palace) built.
20th century
1912 - Moroccan capital relocated to Rabat from Fes. 1915 - Musée National des Bijoux à Rabat active. 1916 - Lycée Moulay Youssef (school) opens. 1919 - Stade Marocain football club formed. 1923 - Stade de FUS (stadium) opens. 1924 - Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc established. 1944 - headquartered in Rabat. 1946 - Fath Union Sport football club formed. 1948 - National School of Administration (ENA) established. 1951 - Population: 156,209. 1955 - Rabat becomes capital of independent Morocco. 1957 - opens. 1958 - Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales football club formed. 1959 - Maghreb Arabe Press established. 1960 - Population: 233,000. 1961 - National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics established. 1962 - opens. 1967 - Association Marocaine de la Recherche et de l'Echange Culturel established. 1969 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in Rabat. 1973 - Population: 435,510 city; 596,600 urban agglomeration. 1974 - 1974 Arab League summit held. 1979 - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquartered in city. 1980 (school) established. Population: 808,000. 1981 - National Institute for Urban and Territorial Planning headquartered in Rabat. 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. 1989 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Rabat. Arab Maghreb Union headquartered in Rabat. 1991 - Casablanca–Rabat expressway built. 1993 - Population: 1,220,000 urban agglomeration (estimate). 1999 - Rabat–Fes expressway built. 2000 - Population: 1,507,000.
21st century
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. Rabat-Salé tramway begins operating. Population: 1,843,000. 2012 - Rabat–Salé Airport new terminal opens. 2013 - Archives du Maroc opens. 2014 - Population: 578,644 (estimate). 2015 - City becomes part of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region.
See also Rabat history Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes, , Tangier
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