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.
- 8âÂÂ16 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 - lâÂÂBoulevard des Jeunes Musicians hip hop festival begins.
- 2000 - Population: 2,937,000 (urban agglomeration).
21st century
See also
References
Bibliography
in English
- (written in the 16th century)
in French
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