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| 1935 | Birth |  |
| 14th Nov Birth of Hussein I, son of Talal bin Abdullah & Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil
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| 1951 | Assassination | |
| 20th July Jerusalem Abdullah I is assassinated in the presence of Hussein I
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| 1951 | Succession | |
| 6th Sep King Abdullah's eldest son, King Talal, assumed the throne
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| 1952 | Succession | |
| 11th Aug Proclaimed King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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| 1953 | Accession | |
| 2nd May Formal accession to the throne
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| 1953 | Capital | |
| 27th July Jerusalem Hussein I declares East Jerusalem the alternative capital of Hashemite Jordan
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| 1953 | Rule of Jerusalem | |
| 27th July Jerusalem Hussein I declares East Jerusalem the alternative capital of Hashemite Jordan
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| 1953 | Succession | |
| 2nd May Formal accession to the throne
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| 1963 | Demonstrations | |
| 23rd April Jerusalem Palestinians want a Jordanian Republic on both sides of the Jordan
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| 23rd April Jerusalem Soldiers are called out & 11 people are killed, with more than a hundred wounded
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| 1964 | Diplomacy | |
| Jerusalem Pope Paul VI visits the Holy Land visting Jordan first then going to Jerusalem
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| 1964 | PLO | |
| June Jerusalem A reaction to Jordan holding down the growth of East Jerusalem & the West Bank
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| 1966 | Capital | |
| 10th July Jerusalem Hussein declares East Jerusalem to be the "spiritual capital of Jordan"
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| 1966 | Rule of Jerusalem | |
| 10th July Jerusalem Hussein declares East Jerusalem to be the "spiritual capital of Jordan"
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| 1967 | Rule of Jerusalem | |
| Jerusalem Israel takes over the rule of Jerusalem
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| 1967 | United Nations | |
| Helps draft UNSC Resolution 242, calling for Israeli withdrawal
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| 1970 | Black September | |
| 16th Sep Black September is named after the conflict known as Black September when King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule in response to an attempt by the Fedayeen to seize his kingdom, resulting in the deaths or expulsion of thousands
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| 16th Sep The BSO begins as a small cell of Fatah men determined to take revenge on King Hussein and the Jordanian army, recruits from the PFLP, as-Sa'iqa, and other groups also join
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| 1970 | Constitution | |
| 16th Sep Black September is nKing Hussein of Jordan declares military rule in response to an attempt by the Fedayeen to seize his kingdom, resulting in the deaths or expulsion of thousands
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| 1970 | Fedayeen | |
| 16th Sep Black September is nKing Hussein of Jordan declares military rule in response to an attempt by the Fedayeen to seize his kingdom, resulting in the deaths or expulsion of thousands
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| 1970 | PFLP | |
| 16th Sep The BSO begins as a small cell of Fatah men determined to take revenge on King Hussein and the Jordanian army, recruits from the PFLP, as-Sa'iqa, and other groups also join
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| 1972 | Black September | |
| 5th Sep The Munich attack is widely condemned around the world, with King Hussein of Jordan - the only leader of an Arab country to publicly denounce the Olympic attack - calling it a "savage crime against civilization. perpetrated by sick minds"
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| 1972 | Siege of Munich | |
| 5th Sep Munich The Munich attack is widely condemned around the world, with King Hussein of Jordan - the only leader of an Arab country to publicly denounce the Olympic attack - calling it a "savage crime against civilization. perpetrated by sick minds"
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| 1978 | Marriage | |
| 15th June Hussein marries Queen Noor
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| 1989 | Constitution | |
| Elections accredited internationally as among the freest in the Middle East
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| 1990 | Charter National | |
| A guideline for democratic institutionalization and political pluralism in Jordan
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| 1990 | Constitution | |
| A guideline for democratic institutionalization and political pluralism in Jordan
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| 1991 | Conference of Madrid | |
| Madrid Helps create an "umbrella" for Palestinians to negotiate their future
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| 1994 | Treaty of Peace | |
| A Peace Treaty between Jordan & Israel
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| 1999 | Death | |
| 7th Feb Death of Hussein I
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