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.

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