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The following is a
timeline of the
history of the city of
Beirut ,
Lebanon .
Prior to 20th century
20th century
1900s–1960s
1999 al-Iqbāl newspaper begins publication.
[3]
1907
Railway to Aleppo completed.
René Moawad Garden established.
Baidaphon (record label) in business (approximate date).
1916 – Place des Canons renamed
Martyrs' Square .
1920 –
Beirut Stock Exchange founded.
1920 – 1 September:
Lebanon Republic (Greater
Lebanon ) proclaimed a state.
1921 – Beirut Traders Association founded.
[6]
1924 –
Al Joumhouria newspaper begins publication
1925
1927 – American Junior College for Women opens in Ras Beirut.
1933
1934 – Population: 162,000 (approximate).
[7]
1936 – Kamel Abbas Hamieh takes office as Governor of Beirut.
1937
1938 –
Al Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
1941 – Eastern Times newspaper begins publication.
[3]
1942 –
National Museum of Beirut opens.
View of Beirut in 1950
1943 – Beirut becomes capital city of independent Lebanon.
1946
Nicolas Rizk takes office as Governor of Beirut.
Al-Hayat newspaper begins publication.
[1]
1950 – Population: 181,271.
[8]
Beirut in 1950
1951 –
Lebanese University and
Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun founded.
1952
George Assi takes office as Governor of Beirut.
The Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
1954 –
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport opens.
1956 – Bachour Haddad takes office as Governor of Beirut.
1957 –
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium opens.
1958 – Population: 400,000 (estimate).
[9]
1959
Télé Liban (television) begins broadcasting.
[10]
Philip Boulos takes office as Governor of Beirut.
Al Anwar newspaper begins publication.
1960
1961
1963 – Gallery One (cultural space) opens.
1964 –
Saint Nicolas Garden opens.
1966 –
Al Ahed football team established, headquartered in Beirut.
1967 – Chafik Abou Haydar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
1968 – "Israel raids Beirut airport."
[12]
1970s–1990s
1970
1972 – Manoukian Center established.
1973 – Holiday Inn in business.
[14]
1974 –
As-Safir newspaper begins publication.
1975
April:
Lebanese Civil War begins.
[12]
Green Line established between mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut and the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut.
Centre for Arab Unity Studies founded.
[15]
1976 – al-Murābiṭ newspaper begins publication.
[3]
1977 – Mitri El Nammar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
1978 – Syrian siege of Achrafiyeh, the main Christian district of Beirut.
1982
1983 – French and US
barracks bombed .
1986 –
Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chretiennes founded.
1987 – George Smaha takes office as Governor of Beirut.
1988 –
Ad-Diyar newspaper begins publication.
1989 – Lebanese Center for Policy Studies headquartered in city.
[15]
1990 – Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation
[17]
1991 –
Al Manar TV begins broadcasting.
1992 – Nayef Al Maaloof takes office as Governor of Beirut
1993
1994 –
Solidere (redevelopment company) founded.
[18]
1995 – Nicolas Saba takes office as Governor of Beirut
1997
1999
2000 –
Museum of Lebanese Prehistory established.
21st century
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
References
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c
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e
f OCLC.
"WorldCat" . Retrieved 11 June 2012 .
^ Palestine and Syria, Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1898
^
"Beirut Traders Association" . Retrieved 14 June 2012 .
^ Mittelmeer , Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1934
^ The Columbia Encyclopedia , CUP, New York, 1950
^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants".
Demographic Yearbook 1965 . New York:
Statistical Office of the United Nations . 1966. pp. 140–161.
^ Europa World Year Book 2004 . Europa Publications.
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^
a
b
"Chronology of Key Events" . Lebanon Profile . BBC News. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012 .
^
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs , Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants".
1985 Demographic Yearbook . New York. pp. 247–289. {{
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^
"A history of cities in 50 buildings" ,
The Guardian , UK, 2015
^
a
b
"Think Tank Directory" . Philadelphia:
Foreign Policy Research Institute . Archived from
the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013 .
^
"The Center" . Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation . Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
^ Barrington, Lisa (12 December 2017).
"Beirut redeveloper Solidere struggles through Lebanon's turmoil" . Reuters. Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
^
a
b
"Lebanon" . Art Spaces Directory . New York:
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^
a
b M. Egan (28 March 2010).
"The Scene- Beirut" . New York Times .
^ Mona Khechen (2007).
"Beyond the Spectacle: Al-Saha Village, Beirut" . Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review . 19 . International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments – via University of California, Berkeley.
^
"Sister Cities of Los Angeles" . USA: City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^ S. Sherwood (29 April 2010).
"36 Hours in Beirut" . New York Times .
^ R. Doyle (17 February 2012).
"In Beirut, the Zaitunay Bay Promenade Opens" . New York Times .
^
"New pan-Arab satellite channel hopes to counter Al-Jazeera's Arab Spring coverage" . Washington Post . Associated Press. 11 June 2012. [
dead link ]
This article incorporates information from the
French Wikipedia .
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