Jordan

Jordan Timeline

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    Palestinians flee to Jordan

    RefugeesThe state of Israel makes the Palestinians flee to Jordan.
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    Jordan annexes West Bank

    west bank
    In 1950 Jordan annexed its west bank.
  • King Abdullah dead

    King Abdullah dead
    A Palestinian gunman assasisnated King Abdullah because of the carve-up in Palestine.
  • Hussein new King

    Hussein new King
    Hussein is proclaimed the new king. His father is proclaimed mentally unfit to rule.
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    British troops withdraw from Jordan

    The British troops complete their withdrawl from Jordan.
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    Refugees in Jordan

    refugees in jordanIsrael takes control of Jerusalem and during the Six-Day War, many refugees fled to Jordan.
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    Hussein backs uprising

    Hussein severs his political links with the PLO.
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    Riots increase

    riots increaseRioting in several cities increases dramatically. The first general election since 1967 also took place.
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    Economic strain

    Jordan comes under economic strain because of the Gulf Crisis.
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    Peace deal signed

    Peace TreatyJordan signed a peace treaty with Israel. This ended the 46 years of war that Jordan had with Israel.
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    elections boycotted

    Parliamentary elections boycotted in Jordan.
  • Prince Abdullah new king

    Prince Abdullah new king
    Prince Abdullah is sworn in as king.
  • Hussein dies

    Hussein dies
    On February 7, 1999 King Hussein is pronounced dead from terminal cancer.
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    Plotting attacks

    A military court in Jordan sentences six men to death for plotting attacks against Israeli and US targets.
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    2002 in Jordan

    In January in 2002 riots erputed in Maan. Then in September Jordan and Israel agreed upon a plan to pipe water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea ($800 million).
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    2004 in Jordan

    bombing In June the first parliametery elections of King Abdullah II take place. Then in August there is a bomb attack on Jordan's embassy, killing 11 people and injuring more than 50.
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    Suicide bombings

    suicide bombingsIn November there is a series of suicide bombings that kill sixy people. Al-Qaeda claims responsiblility. A day of mourning is called on that day because most of the victims are Jordanians.
  • leader of Al-Qaeda killed

    leader of Al-Qaeda killed
    Iraq's prime minister announces that the leader of Al-Qaeda has been killed in an air strike.
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    Elections

    local electionsThe first local elections since 1999 took place in July of 2007.
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    July and December 2009

    Al-Qaeda militants sentenced to deathIn July an Al-Qaeda militant is sentenced to death, and in December King Abdullah appoints new premier to push through economic reform.