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RefugeesThe state of Israel makes the Palestinians flee to Jordan.
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A Palestinian gunman assasisnated King Abdullah because of the carve-up in Palestine.
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Hussein is proclaimed the new king. His father is proclaimed mentally unfit to rule.
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The British troops complete their withdrawl from Jordan.
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refugees in jordanIsrael takes control of Jerusalem and during the Six-Day War, many refugees fled to Jordan.
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Hussein severs his political links with the PLO.
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riots increaseRioting in several cities increases dramatically. The first general election since 1967 also took place.
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Jordan comes under economic strain because of the Gulf Crisis.
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Peace TreatyJordan signed a peace treaty with Israel. This ended the 46 years of war that Jordan had with Israel.
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Parliamentary elections boycotted in Jordan.
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Prince Abdullah is sworn in as king.
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On February 7, 1999 King Hussein is pronounced dead from terminal cancer.
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A military court in Jordan sentences six men to death for plotting attacks against Israeli and US targets.
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In January in 2002 riots erputed in Maan. Then in September Jordan and Israel agreed upon a plan to pipe water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea ($800 million).
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bombing In June the first parliametery elections of King Abdullah II take place. Then in August there is a bomb attack on Jordan's embassy, killing 11 people and injuring more than 50.
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suicide bombingsIn November there is a series of suicide bombings that kill sixy people. Al-Qaeda claims responsiblility. A day of mourning is called on that day because most of the victims are Jordanians.
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Iraq's prime minister announces that the leader of Al-Qaeda has been killed in an air strike.
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local electionsThe first local elections since 1999 took place in July of 2007.
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Al-Qaeda militants sentenced to deathIn July an Al-Qaeda militant is sentenced to death, and in December King Abdullah appoints new premier to push through economic reform.
