Timeline of Tunis

Timeline of Tunis
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tunis, Tunisia.
Prior to 13th century
814 BCE - Founding of the Carthaginian Empire
146 BCE – Romans sack Carthage.
737 CE – Ez-Zitouna madrassa founded.
800-909 – Tunis was one of the residences of the Aghlabids dynasty.
863 – Al-Zaytuna Mosque built.
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.
1900 – Lycée de la Rue du Pacha founded.
20th century
1901 – Palais de Justice built.
1903 – Compagnie des tramways de Tunis founded
1906 – Population: 227,519.
1906 – Thala-Kasserine Disturbances
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 opens.
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
Population: 468,997 city; 647,640 urban agglomeration.
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.
1984 – Population: 596,654 city; 1,394,749 urban agglomeration.
1985 – Métro léger de Tunis begins operating.
1988
Israeli attack on PLO headquarters
University of Carthage founded.
1990 – Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
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.
2000 – Tunis El Manar University founded.
21st century
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.
2014 – Population: 1,056,247 (urban agglomeration).
2015
18 March – The Bardo National Museum attack kills 21, mostly tourists.
25 March – 2015 Tunis barracks shooting.
24 November – The 2015 Tunis bombing.
2016
City hosts African Judo Championships.
2018
City hosts African Judo Championships.
See also
Tunis history
List of Beys of Tunis
History of Tunisia
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