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1918-1919 (End of World War I)
The League of Nations gave the land which included Israel, Jordan, the West Bank, Gaza, and Jeruslam to the United Kingdom as the mandate for Palestine and Transjordan. -
1921
Modern Jordan was found -
Transjordan
Britain seperated the mandate by creating the Emirate of Transjordan which was ruled by the Hashemite Prince Abdullah. -
Transjordan
the Emirate of Transjordan became the independent Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. Transjordan is one of the Arab states that helped Palestinian nationalists who were against the state of Israel. -
Renamed
the country was renamed the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. -
Defense Pact
Jordan agreed to a mutual defense pact with Egypt. It was also involved with the war between Israel and the Arab States of Syria, Egypt, and Iraq. -
West Bank
Jordan renounced to the West Bank but kept an administrative position waiting for a final agreement. -
Peace Negotiations
Jordan and Syria, Lebananon, and Palestianian representatives agreed to participate in direct peace negotiations with Israel sponsored by the U.S. and Russia. -
Treaty with Israel
The 1994 treaty with Israel let Jordan continue its role in Muslim holy places. -
King Abdullah
King Abdullah II came to the throne in February 1999. King Abdullah II has consolidated his power and made economic and political reforms. -
WTO
Jordan joined the World Trade Organization in 2000. -
European Free Trade
Jordan joined the European Free Trade Association in 2001. -
SADDAM
In 2003, Jordan supported SADDAM in Iraq. -
Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in July 2007 where 20% of the councils were reserved by quota for Women. -
New Action Plan
New Action plan with the EU for Jordan ENP -
Political Reforms
Beginning in January 2011, several thousand Jordanians staged weekly demonstrations and marches in Amman and other cities throughout Jordan to push for political reforms and protest government corruption, rising prices, rampant poverty, and high unemployment. The king replaced his prime minister and made two commissions. -
Changes
In June 2011, King Abdullah II declared plans to work toward moving authority for choosing future prime ministers and cabinet ministers to parliament. -
New Prime Minister
Jordan's new Prime Minister is now Fayez al-Tarawneh.
