Timeline of Beirut

Coordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°E / 33.88694; 35.51306
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33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°E / 33.88694; 35.51306 The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Beirut, Lebanon.

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Prior to 20th century

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20th century

1900s–1960s

  • 1999 al-Iqbāl newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1907
  • 1916 – Place des Canons renamed Martyrs' Square.
  • 1920 – Beirut Stock Exchange founded.
  • 1920 – 1 September: Lebanon Republic (Greater Lebanon) proclaimed a state.
  • 1921 – Beirut Traders Association founded.[6]
  • 1924 – Al Joumhouria newspaper begins publication
  • 1925
  • 1927 – American Junior College for Women opens in Ras Beirut.
  • 1933
  • 1934 – Population: 162,000 (approximate).[7]
  • 1936 – Kamel Abbas Hamieh takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1937
    • Académie libanaise des beaux-arts
      founded.
    • Ararad newspaper begins publication.
    • Zartonk newspaper begins publication.
  • 1938 – Al Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1941 – Eastern Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1942 – National Museum of Beirut opens.
    View of Beirut in 1950
  • 1943 – Beirut becomes capital city of independent Lebanon.
  • 1946
    • Nicolas Rizk takes office as Governor of Beirut.
    • Al-Hayat newspaper begins publication.[1]
  • 1950 – Population: 181,271.[8]
    Beirut in 1950
  • 1951 – Lebanese University and Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun founded.
  • 1952
    • George Assi takes office as Governor of Beirut.
    • The Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
  • 1954 –
    Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
    opens.
  • 1956 – Bachour Haddad takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1957 – Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium opens.
  • 1958 – Population: 400,000 (estimate).[9]
  • 1959
    • Télé Liban (television) begins broadcasting.[10]
    • Philip Boulos takes office as Governor of Beirut.
    • Al Anwar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1963 – Gallery One (cultural space) opens.[11]
  • 1964 – Saint Nicolas Garden opens.
  • 1966 –
    Al Ahed
    football team established, headquartered in Beirut.
  • 1967 – Chafik Abou Haydar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1968 – "Israel raids Beirut airport."[12]

1970s–1990s

  • 1970
    • L'Orient Le Jour
       newspaper begins publication.
    • Population: 474,870 city; 938,940 urban agglomeration.[13]
    • Sassine Square construction ends
  • 1972 – Manoukian Center established.[11]
  • 1973 – Holiday Inn in business.[14]
  • 1974 – As-Safir newspaper begins publication.
  • 1975
    • April: Lebanese Civil War begins.[12]
    • Green Line established between mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut and the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut.
    • Centre for Arab Unity Studies founded.[15]
  • 1976 – al-Murābiṭ newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1977 – Mitri El Nammar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1978 – Syrian siege of Achrafiyeh, the main Christian district of Beirut.
  • 1982
  • 1983 – French and US barracks bombed.
  • 1986 – Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chretiennes founded.[16]
  • 1987 – George Smaha takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1988 – Ad-Diyar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1989 – Lebanese Center for Policy Studies headquartered in city.[15]
  • 1990 – Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation[17]
  • 1991 –
    Al Manar TV
    begins broadcasting.
  • 1992 – Nayef Al Maaloof takes office as Governor of Beirut
  • 1993
    • B 018 nightclub opens.
    • Future Television
      begins broadcasting.
  • 1994 – Solidere (redevelopment company) founded.[18]
  • 1995 – Nicolas Saba takes office as Governor of Beirut
  • 1997
  • 1999
  • 2000 – Museum of Lebanese Prehistory established.

21st century

2000s

2010s

2020s

  • 2020
    • 4 August:
      Explosion in port
  • 2021

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ a b Haydn 1910.
  3. ^ a b c d e f OCLC. "WorldCat". Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  4. ^ Palestine and Syria, Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1898
  5. ^ a b Racy 1986.
  6. ^ "Beirut Traders Association". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  7. ^ Mittelmeer, Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1934
  8. ^ The Columbia Encyclopedia, CUP, New York, 1950
  9. Statistical Office of the United Nations
    . 1966. pp. 140–161.
  10. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8
    .
  11. ^ a b Rogers 2008.
  12. ^ a b "Chronology of Key Events". Lebanon Profile. BBC News. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  13. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ^ "A history of cities in 50 buildings", The Guardian, UK, 2015
  15. ^ a b "Think Tank Directory". Philadelphia: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  16. ^ Scalenghe 2003.
  17. ^ "The Center". Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  18. ^ Barrington, Lisa (12 December 2017). "Beirut redeveloper Solidere struggles through Lebanon's turmoil". Reuters. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Lebanon". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  20. ^ a b M. Egan (28 March 2010). "The Scene- Beirut". New York Times.
  21. ^ Deeb 2007.
  22. ^ Mona Khechen (2007). "Beyond the Spectacle: Al-Saha Village, Beirut". Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. 19. International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments – via University of California, Berkeley. Free access icon
  23. ^ Deeb 2013.
  24. ^ "Sister Cities of Los Angeles". USA: City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  25. ^ S. Sherwood (29 April 2010). "36 Hours in Beirut". New York Times.
  26. ^ R. Doyle (17 February 2012). "In Beirut, the Zaitunay Bay Promenade Opens". New York Times.
  27. ^ "New pan-Arab satellite channel hopes to counter Al-Jazeera's Arab Spring coverage". Washington Post. Associated Press. 11 June 2012.[dead link]

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