Timeline of Rabat

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rabat, Morocco.

Prior to 20th century
For the earlier history of the region of Rabat see Chellah


 * 1150 CE - Citadel construction begins.
 * 1627 - Rabat and Salé form the Republic of Bou Regreg.
 * 1864 - Dar al-Makhzen (palace) built.

20th century

 * 1912 - Moroccan capital relocated to Rabat from Fes.
 * 1915 - Musée National des Bijoux à Rabat active.
 * 1916 - Lycée Moulay Youssef (school) opens.
 * 1919 - Stade Marocain football club formed.
 * 1923 - Stade de FUS (stadium) opens.
 * 1924 - Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc established.
 * 1944 - headquartered in Rabat.
 * 1946 - Fath Union Sport football club formed.
 * 1951 - Population: 156,209.
 * 1955 - Rabat becomes capital of independent Morocco.
 * 1957 - opens.
 * 1958 - Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales football club formed.
 * 1959 - Maghreb Arabe Press established.
 * 1960 - Population: 233,000.
 * 1961 - National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics established.
 * 1962 - opens.
 * 1967 - Association Marocaine de la Recherche et de l'Echange Culturel established.
 * 1969 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in Rabat.
 * 1973 - Population: 435,510 city; 596,600 urban agglomeration.
 * 1974 - 1974 Arab League summit held.
 * 1979 - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquartered in city.
 * 1980
 * (school) established.
 * Population: 808,000.
 * 1981 - National Institute for Urban and Territorial Planning headquartered in Rabat.
 * 1982 - Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
 * 1983 - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium opens.
 * 1985 - August: 1985 Pan Arab Games held.
 * 1987 - Universite Mohammed V's Centre D'etudes Strategiques established.
 * 1989
 * 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Rabat.
 * Arab Maghreb Union headquartered in Rabat.
 * 1991 - Casablanca–Rabat expressway built.
 * 1993 - Population: 1,220,000 urban agglomeration (estimate).
 * 1999 - Rabat–Fes expressway built.
 * 2000 - Population: 1,507,000.

21st century

 * 2005 - Rabat–Tangier expressway built.
 * 2009 - Fathallah Oualalou becomes mayor.
 * 2010
 * Rabat Ringroad construction begins.
 * June–July: African Youth Games held in Rabat
 * 2011
 * February: Political demonstration.
 * Rabat-Salé tramway begins operating.
 * Population: 1,843,000.
 * 2012 - Rabat–Salé Airport new terminal opens.
 * 2013 - Archives du Maroc opens.
 * 2014 - Population: 578,644 (estimate).
 * 2015 - City becomes part of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region.