History and chronology of Hussein I in Jordan

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Hussein I History of Jordan


1935	Birth
14th Nov Birth of Hussein I, son of Talal bin Abdullah & Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil
1951	Assassination
20th July Jerusalem Abdullah I is assassinated in the presence of Hussein I
1951	Succession
6th Sep King Abdullah's eldest son, King Talal, assumed the throne
1952	Succession
11th Aug Proclaimed King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1953	Accession
2nd May Formal accession to the throne
1953	Capital
27th July Jerusalem Hussein I declares East Jerusalem the alternative capital of Hashemite Jordan
1953	Rule of Jerusalem
27th July Jerusalem Hussein I declares East Jerusalem the alternative capital of Hashemite Jordan
1953	Succession
2nd May Formal accession to the throne
1963	Demonstrations
23rd April Jerusalem Palestinians want a Jordanian Republic on both sides of the Jordan
23rd April Jerusalem Soldiers are called out & 11 people are killed, with more than a hundred wounded
1964	Diplomacy
Jerusalem Pope Paul VI visits the Holy Land visting Jordan first then going to Jerusalem
1964	PLO
June Jerusalem A reaction to Jordan holding down the growth of East Jerusalem & the West Bank
1966	Capital
10th July Jerusalem Hussein declares East Jerusalem to be the "spiritual capital of Jordan"
1966	Rule of Jerusalem
10th July Jerusalem Hussein declares East Jerusalem to be the "spiritual capital of Jordan"
1967	Rule of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Israel takes over the rule of Jerusalem
1967	United Nations
Helps draft UNSC Resolution 242, calling for Israeli withdrawal
1978	Marriage
15th June Hussein marries Queen Noor
1989	Constitution
Elections accredited internationally as among the freest in the Middle East
1990	Charter National
A guideline for democratic institutionalization and political pluralism in Jordan
1990	Constitution
A guideline for democratic institutionalization and political pluralism in Jordan
1991	Conference of Madrid
Madrid Helps create an "umbrella" for Palestinians to negotiate their future
1994	Treaty of Peace
A Peace Treaty between Jordan & Israel
1999	Death
7th Feb Death of Hussein I