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Timeline of Tunis

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Timeline of Tunis

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tunis, Tunisia.

Contents

Prior to 13th century

  • 146 BCE - Romans sack Tunis.
  • 698 CE - Al-Zaytuna Mosque founded.
  • 737 - Ez-Zitouna madrassa founded.
  • 902 - City becomes capital of Ifriqiya.
  • 945 - Kharijite insurgents occupy city.
  • 1159 - Almohads in power; Tunis becomes capital city.

    • 13th-18th centuries

  • 1227 - Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili founds his first zawiya in Tunis.
  • 1229 - Hafsids in power.
  • 1230 - Kasbah Mosque built.
  • 1252 - Al Haoua Mosque built.
  • 1270 - Louis IX of France takes power.
  • 1320 - Bab el Khadra built.
  • 1350 - Bab Saadoun built (approximate date).
  • 1534 - Conquest of Tunis by Hayreddin Barbarossa; Ottomans in power.
  • 1535
  • Conquest of Tunis by Spanish Empire.
  • Fortress built at La Goulette.
  • 1574 - Conquest of Tunis by Ottomans.
  • 1609 - 80,000 Moriscos arrive in Tunis after expulsion from Spain, the highest number since 1492.
  • 1624 - Soubhan Allah Mosque built (approximate date).
  • 1631 - Youssef Dey Mosque established.
  • 1648 - Ksar Mosque renovated.
  • 1655 - Hammouda Pacha Mosque built.
  • 1685 - Arrival of the first community of Livorno Jews (known as 'Granas') in Tunis
  • 1692 - Sidi Mahrez Mosque built.
  • 1710 - Bab Jazira Mosque built.
  • 1726 - El Jedid Mosque built.
  • 1741 - Ali II ibn Hussein grants a charter to the Livorno Jews (Granas) in Tunis.
  • 1756 - An Algerian army captures Tunis, deposing Abu l-Hasan Ali I and installing Muhammad I ar-Rashid

    • 19th century

  • 1811 - Rebellion.
  • 1813 - Sabkha Mosque restored.
  • 1814 - Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque built.
  • 1818 - Plague strikes Tunis killing up to 50,000 and depopulating the city as people flee.
  • 1819 - Dar Lasram built.
  • 1840 - Military academy founded at Bardo by Ahmed Bey
  • 1857 - Batto Sfez Affair.
  • 1860 -
  • Old city walls demolished.
  • Tunisia's first official printing press established in Tunis. First edition of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia published.
  • 1872 - Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway begins operating.
  • 1875 - Sadiki College founded.
  • 1881 - City occupied by French.
  • 1882 - Alaoui Museum dedicated.
  • 1885 - Bibliothèque Francaise established.
  • 1892 - Consulate of France building constructed.
  • 1893 - Canal opens.
  • 1897 - Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul opens.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Lycée de la Rue du Pacha founded.
  • 1901 - Palais de Justice built.
  • 1903 - Compagnie des tramways de Tunis founded
  • 1906 - Population: 227,519.
  • 1907 - Young Tunisians founded
  • 1908 - Omnia Pathé opens.
  • 1910 - Belvedère Park opens.
  • 1911 - Jellaz Affair
  • 1912 - Tunis Tram Boycott
  • 1914 - Hotel Majestic built.
  • 1919 - Espérance Sportive de Tunis founded.
  • 1920
  • Club Africain sport club founded.
  • Municipal Theatre built.
  • 1923 - Tunis Institute of Fine Arts founded.
  • 1924 - National Library opens.
  • 1931
  • Coliseum built.
  • Hajjamine Mosque restored.
  • 1932 - Hotel Claridge built.
  • 1934 - The Rachidia Institute founded to preserve traditional Tunisian music.
  • 1935 - El Omrane Mosque built.
  • 1936 - Population: 219,578.
  • 1937 - Grand synagogue opened
  • 1942 - November - Occupation of city by Axis powers begins.
  • 1943 - May - Allies oust Axis forces.
  • 1944 - Tunis–Carthage International Airport developed.
  • 1946 - Population: 364,593.
  • 1948 - Stade Tunisien football club founded.
  • 1953 - Election boycott.
  • 1956
  • Independence from France
  • Zitouna University formed.
  • Lycée Francais de Mutuelleville and National Library of Tunisia established.
  • 1957 - Monarchy abolished
  • 1958 - Central Bank of Tunisia headquartered in Tunis.
  • 1959 - City designated capital of Tunisian Republic.
  • 1963 - Parc Zoologique de la Ville de Tunis set up.
  • 1964 - Carthage International Festival begins.
  • 1966 - First Carthage Film Festival
  • 1966 - Population: 468,997.
  • 1967 - Stade El Menzah built.
  • 1969
  • Bourse de Tunis founded.
  • Tunisian Symphony Orchestra established.
  • 1973 - Tunisia Private University founded.
  • 1976 - Puppet theatre established.
  • 1978 - Museum of Popular Arts and Tradition inaugurated.
  • 1979 -
  • Arab League headquartered in Tunis.
  • UNESCO designates the Medina of Tunis as a World Heritage Site.
  • 1982 - Palestine Lberation Organisation (PLO) moves from Beirut to Tunis
  • 1983 -
  • National Theatre of Tunisia established.
  • First Carthage Theatre Festival held
  • 1985 - Métro léger de Tunis begins operating.
  • 1988
  • Israeli attack on PLO headquarters
  • University of Carthage founded.
  • 1992 - Maison des arts "Dar el founoun" in operation.
  • 1993 - Palace Theatre opens.
  • 1996 - Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord established.
  • 1998
  • National School of Circus Arts established.
  • Population: 702,330.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Tunis El Manar University founded.
  • 2003 - Société des transports de Tunis formed.
  • 2004
  • Population: 728,453.
  • City hosts African Judo Championships.
  • 2007
  • Islamist militants clash with security forces.
  • Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis begins.
  • 2008 - Tunis Sports City construction begins.
  • 2009 - Stade Chedli Zouiten renovated.
  • 2010
  • December - Protests.
  • Air pollution in Tunis reaches annual mean of 38 PM2.5 and 90 PM10, more than recommended.
  • 2011
  • Protests.
  • Population: 790,000.
  • 2012
  • June - Salafists riot against art exhibit.
  • August - Protests against reduction of women's rights.
  • 2015
  • March 18 - The Bardo National Museum attack kills 21, mostly tourists.

    • References

    Timeline of Tunis Wikipedia
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