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
1912
French protectorate established.
1914 - Population: 78,000.
1915 - The
Franco-Moroccan Fair runs from 5 September to 5 November
1918 - Public library opens.
[5]
1923 -
Casa-Voyageurs Railway Station opened.
1927 - Population: 120,000.
1929 -
Casablanca Stock Exchange established.
[6]
1931 - 1 August: Honorary Consulate of
Poland opened.
[7]
1935 - Vox Cinema opens.
[8]
1937 - Wydad Club Athletic formed
1940
1942
1943 - January:
Allied
Casablanca Conference held.
[11]
[12]
1949 -
Raja Club Athletic formed.
1951 - Population: 682,388.
[13]
1952 - December: "Anti-French riots."
[4]
1959 -
Afriquia SMDC oil company headquartered in Casablanca.
1960 - Population: 967,000 (urban agglomeration).
[14]
1965
1971 - Maroc Soir
newspaper begins publication.
[15]
1973 - Population: 1,371,330 city; 1,753,400 urban agglomeration.
[16]
1975 -
University of Hassan II Casablanca established.
1980s - City "organized into five separate prefectures."
1980
Planning commission formed.
Population: 2,109,000 (urban agglomeration).
[14]
1981 - 6 June: "Bread riots."
[4]
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).
[14]
1993
1999 - l’Boulevard des Jeunes Musicians hip hop festival begins.
[19]
2000 - Population: 2,937,000 (urban agglomeration).
[14]
21st century
Satellite view of Casablanca, circa 2005
2003
2007 - March–April:
2007 Casablanca bombings .
[20]
2012
2014: 3,352,399 inhabitants in the city (estimate)
[22] and almost seven million in the metropolitan area according to the official census of 2014.
[23]
2015 - City becomes part and capital of the
Casablanca-Settat administrative region.
See also
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