Timeline of Rabat

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rabat, Morocco.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

For the earlier history of the region of Rabat see Chellah

• 1150 CE - Citadel construction begins.^[1]
• 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.^[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

• 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

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