Timeline of Tunis

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tunis, Tunisia.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 13th century

• 814 BCE - Founding of the Carthaginian Empire
• 146 BCE – Romans sack Carthage.
• 737 CE – Ez-Zitouna madrassa founded.
• 800-909 – Tunis was one of the residences of the Aghlabids dynasty.^[1]
• 863 – Al-Zaytuna Mosque built.^[2]
• 902 – City becomes capital of Ifriqiya.
• 945 – Kharijite insurgents occupy city.
• 1159 – Almohads in power; Tunis becomes capital city.

13th–18th centuries

• 1227 – Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili founds his first zawiya in Tunis.
• 1229 – Hafsids in power.^[3]
• 1230 – Kasbah Mosque built.^[1]
• 1252 – Al Haoua Mosque built.
• 1270 – Louis IX of France takes power.
• 1320 – Bab el Khadra built.
• 1350 – Bab Saadoun built (approximate date).
• 1534 – Conquest of Tunis by Hayreddin Barbarossa; Ottomans in power.
• 1535
  • Conquest of Tunis by Spanish Empire.^[1]
  • Fortress built at La Goulette.
• 1574 – Conquest of Tunis by Ottomans.^[3]
• 1609 – 80,000 Moriscos arrive in Tunis after expulsion from Spain, the highest number since 1492.
• 1624 – Soubhan Allah Mosque built (approximate date).
• 1631 – Youssef Dey Mosque established.
• 1648 – Ksar Mosque renovated.
• 1655 – Hammouda Pacha Mosque built.
• 1685 – Arrival of the first community of Livorno Jews (known as 'Granas') in Tunis
• 1692 – Sidi Mahrez Mosque built.
• 1710 – Bab Jazira Mosque built.
• 1726 – El Jedid Mosque built.
• 1741 – Ali II ibn Hussein grants a charter to the Livorno Jews (Granas) in Tunis.
• 1756 – An Algerian army captures Tunis, deposing Abu l-Hasan Ali I and installing Muhammad I ar-Rashid

19th century

Map of Tunis, 1888

• 1811 – Rebellion.
• 1813 – Sabkha Mosque restored.
• 1814 – Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque built.
• 1818 – Plague strikes Tunis killing up to 50,000 and depopulating the city as people flee.
• 1819 – Dar Lasram built.
• 1840 – Military academy founded at Bardo by Ahmed Bey
• 1857 – Batto Sfez Affair.
• 1860 –
  • Old city walls demolished.
  • Tunisia's first official printing press established in Tunis. First edition of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia published.
• 1872 – Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway begins operating.
• 1875 – Sadiki College founded.^[1]
• 1881 – City occupied by French.^[1]
• 1882 – Alaoui Museum dedicated.^[4]
• 1885 – Bibliothèque Francaise established.^[4]
• 1892 – Consulate of France building constructed.
• 1893 – Canal opens.^[1]
• 1897 – Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul opens.
• 1900 – Lycée de la Rue du Pacha founded.

20th century

Map of Tunis, 1937

• 1901 – Palais de Justice built.^[1]
• 1903 – Compagnie des tramways de Tunis founded
• 1906 – Population: 227,519.^[1]
• 1906 – Thala-Kasserine Disturbances
• 1907 – Young Tunisians founded
• 1908 – Omnia Pathé opens.
• 1910 – Belvedère Park opens.^[4]
• 1911 – Jellaz Affair
• 1912 – Tunis Tram Boycott
• 1914 – Hotel Majestic built.
• 1919 – Espérance Sportive de Tunis founded.
• 1920
  • Club Africain sport club founded.
  • Municipal Theatre built.
• 1923 – Tunis Institute of Fine Arts founded.
• 1924 – National Library opens.
• 1931
  • Coliseum built.
  • Hajjamine Mosque restored.
• 1932 – Hotel Claridge built.
• 1934 – The Rachidia Institute founded to preserve traditional Tunisian music.
• 1935 – El Omrane Mosque built.
• 1936 – Population: 219,578.
• 1937 – Grand synagogue opens.^[1]
• 1942 – November – Occupation of city by Axis powers begins.
• 1943 – May – Allies oust Axis forces.
• 1944 – Tunis–Carthage International Airport developed.
• 1946 – Population: 364,593.^[5]
• 1948 – Stade Tunisien football club founded.
• 1953 – Election boycott.^[6]
• 1956
  • Independence from France
  • Zitouna University formed.
  • Lycée Francais de Mutuelleville and National Library of Tunisia established.^[4]
• 1957 – Monarchy abolished
• 1958 – Central Bank of Tunisia headquartered in Tunis.
• 1959 – City designated capital of Tunisian Republic.
• 1963 – Parc Zoologique de la Ville de Tunis set up.^[4]
• 1964 – Carthage International Festival begins.
• 1966
  • First Carthage Film Festival
  • Population: 468,997 city; 647,640 urban agglomeration.^[7]
• 1967 – Stade El Menzah built.
• 1969
  • Bourse de Tunis founded.
  • Tunisian Symphony Orchestra established.
• 1973 – Tunisia Private University founded.
• 1976 – Puppet theatre established.^{[citation needed]}
• 1978 – Museum of Popular Arts and Tradition inaugurated.^[4]
• 1979 –
  • Arab League headquartered in Tunis.
  • UNESCO designates the Medina of Tunis as a World Heritage Site.
• 1982 – Palestine Lberation Organisation (PLO) moves from Beirut to Tunis
• 1983 –
  • National Theatre of Tunisia established.
  • First Carthage Theatre Festival held.
• 1984 – Population: 596,654 city; 1,394,749 urban agglomeration.^[8]
• 1985 – Métro léger de Tunis begins operating.
• 1988
  • Israeli attack on PLO headquarters
  • University of Carthage founded.
• 1990 – Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
• 1992 – Maison des arts "Dar el founoun" in operation.^[4]
• 1993 – Palace Theatre opens.
• 1996 – Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord established.
• 1998
  • National School of Circus Arts established.^{[citation needed]}
  • Population: 702,330.^[9]
• 2000 – Tunis El Manar University founded.

21st century

Protesters and police on Avenue Bourguiba, Tunis, January 2011

• 2003 – Société des transports de Tunis formed.
• 2004
  • Population: 728,453.
  • City hosts African Judo Championships.
• 2007
  • Islamist militants clash with security forces.^[10]
  • Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis begins.
• 2008 – Tunis Sports City construction begins.
• 2009 – Stade Chedli Zouiten renovated.
• 2010
  • December – Protests.^[11]
  • Air pollution in Tunis reaches annual mean of 38 PM2.5 and 90 PM10, more than recommended.^[12]
• 2011
  • Protests.^[13]
  • Population: 790,000.^[14]
• 2012
  • June – Salafists riot against art exhibit.^{[15][relevant?]}
  • August – Protests against reduction of women's rights.^{[10][relevant?]}
• 2014 – Population: 1,056,247 (urban agglomeration).^[16]
• 2015
  • 18 March – The Bardo National Museum attack kills 21, mostly tourists.^[17]
  • 25 March – 2015 Tunis barracks shooting.
  • 24 November – The 2015 Tunis bombing.
• 2016
  • City hosts African Judo Championships.
• 2018
  • City hosts African Judo Championships.

See also

• Tunis history
• History of Tunis [fr]
• List of Beys of Tunis
• List of heritage sites in the Tunis Governorate [fr]
• Urbanization in Tunisia [fr]
• History of Tunisia
• Timeline of Tunisia [fr]