Timeline of Casablanca

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.
 * 8–16 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 - l’Boulevard des Jeunes Musicians hip hop festival begins.
 * 2000 - Population: 2,937,000 (urban agglomeration).

21st century



 * 2003
 * 16 May: 2003 Casablanca bombings.
 * Mohamed Sajid becomes mayor.
 * 2007 - March–April: 2007 Casablanca bombings.
 * 2012
 * May: "Trade union rally."
 * Casablanca tramway begins operating.
 * 2014: 3,352,399 inhabitants in the city (estimate) and almost seven million in the metropolitan area according to the official census of 2014.
 * 2015 - City becomes part and capital of the Casablanca-Settat administrative region.

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