Lion of Jordan (119 page)

14 Nov. 1935

Hussein bin Talal born in Amman.

22 Mar. 1946

Anglo-Jordanian treaty signed, granting Transjordan independence.

15 May 1946

Amirate of Transjordan renamed the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

29 Nov. 1947

UN resolution for the partition of Palestine.

15 Mar. 1948

Anglo-Jordanian treaty of alliance signed.

14 May 1948

Proclamation of the State of Israel.

15 May 1948–7 Jan. 1949

First Arab–Israeli War.

1 Dec. 1948

Palestinian Congress in Jericho votes for the absorption of the West Bank into Jordan.

3 Apr. 1949

Jordanian–Israeli armistice agreement signed.

24 Apr. 1950

Parliament approves unification of East and West banks.

20 July 1951

King Abdullah I assassinated in Jerusalem.

6 Sept. 1951

King Talal's formal accession to the throne.

9 Sept. 1951

Hussein bin Talal named crown prince.

1 Jan. 1952

New Jordanian constitution promulgated.

23 July 1952

Free Officers' Revolution in Egypt.

11 Aug. 1952

King Talal abdicates; Hussein bin Talal proclaimed king.

2 May 1953

King Hussein's formal accession to the throne.

14–15 Oct. 1953

The Qibya raid.

24 Feb. 1955

Iraq and Turkey sign the Baghdad Pact.

5 Apr. 1955

Britain joins the Baghdad Pact.

16 Apr. 1955

King Hussein marries Princess Dina (Dina Abdul Hamid).

27 Sept. 1955

Nasser announces the ‘Czech' arms deal.

20 Oct. 1955

Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia sign defence pact.

15 Dec. 1955

Jordan prepares to join the Baghdad Pact.

16–19 Dec. 1955

Anti-Baghdad Pact riots in Jordan.

7–9 Jan. 1956

Second wave of anti-Baghdad Pact riots.

1 Mar. 1956

King Hussein dismisses Glubb Pasha.

12 Mar. 1956

Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia offer to replace the British subsidy.

24 May 1956

Ali Abu Nuwar appointed chief of staff.

26 July 1956

Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal Company.

10 Oct. 1956

IDF raid on Qalqilyah.

21 Oct. 1956

National Socialist Party wins election to the lower house.

22–4 Oct. 1956

Protocol of Sèvres.

24 Oct. 1956

Defence pact signed by Jordan, Egypt and Syria.

27 Oct. 1956

Suleiman Nabulsi appointed prime minister.

29 Oct.–7 Nov. 1956

The Suez War.

5 Jan. 1957

The Suez War.

19 Jan. 1957

Anti-communist Eisenhower Doctrine proclaimed.

13 Mar. 1957

King Hussein signs Arab solidarity agreement.

8 Apr. 1957

Anglo-Jordanian treaty abrogated.

10 Apr. 1957

First Armoured Car Regiment surrounds Amman.

13 Apr. 1957

King Hussein dismisses Prime Minister Nabulsi.

22 Apr. 1957

Ali Abu Nuwar's coup and Hussein's counter-coup.

23 Apr. 1957

A National Congress of left-wing parties is held in Nablus.

24 Apr. 1957

Demonstrations against the Eisenhower Doctrine and the government of Fakhri al-Khalidi.

25 Apr. 1957

Washington offers Jordan financial help under the Eisenhower Doctrine.

29 Apr. 1957

Ibrahim Hashem forms new government, martial law imposed and political parties banned.

24 June 1957

US approves an annual grant to Jordan of $10 million.

1 Feb. 1958

King Hussein divorces Princess Dina.

14 Feb. 1958

Syria and Egypt merge to form the United Arab Republic (UAR).

14 July 1958

Arab Union is formed by a merger of Jordan and Iraq.

16 July 1958

Revolution in Iraq and assassination of royal family.

17 July 1958

King Hussein requests military assistance from Britain and America.

29 Oct. 1958

British troops arrive in Jordan for ‘Operation Fortitude'.

Mar. 1959

British troops are withdrawn from Jordan.

5 May 1959

King Hussein's visit to Washington.

17 May 1959

Hazza' al-Majali succeeds Samir Rifa'i as prime minister.

29 Aug. 1960

Arrest and conviction of General Sadiq al-Shar'a.

25 May 1961

Prime Minister Hazza' al-Majali assassinated in Amman.

28 Sept. 1961

Hussein marries Princess Muna (Antoinette Gardiner).

28 Jan. 1962

Syrian coup leads to dissolution of UAR.

30 Jan. 1962

Wasfi al-Tall forms his first government.

2 July 1962

Birth of Crown Prince Abdullah.

Sept. 1962

Wasfi al-Tall presents his White Paper on Palestine.

8 Feb. 1963

Outbreak of war in Yemen.

8 Mar. 1963

Ba'thist coup in Iraq Ba'thist coup in Syria.

17 Apr. 1963

New United Arab Republic proclaimed by Egypt, Syria and Iraq. Pro-Arab unity demonstrations in Jordan.

21 Aug. 1963

Establishment of diplomatic relations between Jordan and the Soviet Union.

13–17 Jan. 1964

First Arab summit meeting, in Cairo, decides on Jordan River diversion, Unified Arab Command and Palestinian entity.

14 Apr. 1964

King Hussein meets President Johnson in the White House.

5–11 Sept. 1964

Second Arab Summit, in Alexandria.

1 Apr. 1965

Hassan bin Talal appointed crown prince.

13–17 Sept. 1965

Third Arab summit, in Casablanca.

23 Feb. 1966

Left-wing coup in Syria followed by increased PLO activity against Israel.

7 Nov. 1966

Syria and Egypt sign mutual defence treaty.

13 Nov. 1966

Israeli raid on West Bank village of Samu'.

Nov.–Dec. 1966

Mass demonstrations and riots following Samu' raid. PLO intensifies propaganda campaign against Jordan.

4 Jan. 1967

Jordan closes PLO offices in Jerusalem.

23 Feb. 1967

Jordan recalls its ambassador from Egypt.

7 Apr. 1967

Israeli aircraft shoot down seven Syrian MiGs.

16 May 1967

Nasser deploys troops in Sinai.

19 May 1967

Nasser requests withdrawal of UN Emergency Force from Sinai.

22 May 1967

Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping.

30 May 1967

King Hussein signs mutual defence pact with Egypt placing Jordanian Army under Egyptian command.

4 June 1967

Mutual defence pact signed between Egypt and Iraq.

5–10 June 1967

The June War.

26 June 1967

King Hussein addresses UN General Assembly.

27 June 1967

Israel annexes East Jerusalem.

28 June 1967

King Hussein meets President Johnson in Washington.

10 July 1967

King Hussein meets President Nasser in Cairo.

28 Aug.–1 Sept. 1967

Fourth Arab League summit, in Khartoum.

30 Sept. 1967

King Hussein visits Cairo.

2–5 Oct. 1967

King Hussein's first official visit to Moscow.

3–12 Nov. 1967

King Hussein in the US.

22 Nov. 1967

UN Security Council passes Resolution 242.

21 Mar. 1968

Battle of Karameh.

3 Feb. 1969

Yasser Arafat elected chairman of the PLO.

Mar. 1969–Aug. 1970

Israeli–Egyptian ‘War of Attrition'.

26 Apr. 1969

King Hussein presents joint Jordanian–Egyptian peace plan to President Nixon.

9 Dec. 1969

The Rogers Plan is announced.

15 Dec. 1969

Israel rejects the Rogers Plan.

21 Dec. 1969

Fifth Arab League summit, in Rabat.

10 Feb. 1970

Jordan announces new measures aimed at curbing fedayeen activity and restoring order in the country.

9 June 1970

King Hussein's motorcade ambushed by fedayeen and PFLP abducts sixty-eight foreign hostages in Amman.

10 June 1970

King Hussein and Arafat agree on a ceasefire.

11 June 1970

Sharif Nasser bin Jamil, commander-in-chief of the army, and Sharif Zaid bin Shaker, commander of the Third Armoured Division, resign.

19 June 1970

The second Rogers Plan.

10 July 1970

Jordan and the PLO sign an agreement brokered by the Arab Reconciliation Committee.

26 July 1970

Jordan accepts the second Rogers Plan.

Aug. 1970

Sharif Zaid bin Shaker reinstated, promoted to deputy chief of staff.

7 Aug. 1970

Israeli–Egyptian ceasefire under the Rogers Plan.

1 Sept. 1970

King Hussein's motorcade ambushed by fedayeen.

6–12 Sept. 1970

Three airliners hijacked by the PFLP in Amman.

16 Sept. 1970

Military government appointed under Brigadier Muhammad Daoud.

17–27 Sept. 1970

Showdown between Jordanian Army and fedayeen.

19–22 Sept. 1970

Syrian military incursion into Jordan.

26 Sept. 1970

Arab summit meeting in Cairo to resolve the crisis in Jordan.

27 Sept. 1970

King Hussein signs ceasefire agreement with PLO.

28 Sept. 1970

President Nasser dies and Anwar Sadat succeeds him.

13 Oct. 1970

The Amman Agreement signed between Jordan and the PLO.

Mar.–Apr. 1971

Jordan resumes offensive against fedayeen.

13–17 July 1971

Final assault on fedayeen in Jerash–Ajlun.

4 Oct. 1971

The third Rogers Plan.

28 Nov. 1971

Prime Minister Wasfi al-Tall assassinated in Cairo.

29 Feb. 1972

Anwar Sadat releases Wasfi al-Tall–s assassins from prison.

15 Mar. 1972

King Hussein unveils the United Arab Kingdom (UAK)Plan.

16 Mar. 1972

The PLO rejects the UAK Plan.

21 Dec. 1972

King Hussein divorces Princess Muna.

24 Dec. 1972

King Hussein marries Queen Alia (Alia Toukan).

10–12 Sept. 1973

Tripartite Jordanian–Syrian–Egyptian summit in Cairo.

6–26 Oct. 1973

The October War.

22 Oct. 1973

UN Security Council Resolution 338 calls for direct negotiations to implement 242.

21 Dec. 1973

The Geneva peace conference.

18 Jan. 1974

The Israeli–Egyptian disengagement agreement is signed.