Jordan

• 1922


  The Council of the League of Nations recognizes Transjordan as a state under British supervision.
• 1946


  The United Nations recognizes Jordan as an independent sovereign kingdom.
• 1948


  During 1948 King Abdullah makes deal with Israel note to invade into areas given to Israel in the UN partition plan
• 1948


  State of Israel created in British-mandate Palestine. Thousands of Palestinians flee Arab-Israeli fighting to West Bank and Jordan.
• 1950


  Jordan annexes West Bank.
• 1951 July


  King Abdullah assassinated by Palestinian gunman angry at his apparent collusion with Israel in the division of Palestine.
• 1957


  British troops complete their withdrawal from Jordan.
• 1967


  Israel takes control of Jerusalem and West Bank during Six-Day War, major influx of refugees into Jordan.
• 1970


  Major clashes break out between government forces and Palestinian guerrillas resulting in thousands of casualties in civil war remembered as Black September. PLO forced out of Jordan
• 1994


  Jordan signs peace treaty with Israel, ending 46-year official state of war.
• 2008 August


  King Abdullah visits Iraq. He is the first Arab leader to visit the country since the US invasion in 2003
• 2011 January


  Tunisian street protests which unseat the president encourage similar demonstrations in other countries, including Jordan.
• 2011 February


  Against a background of large-scale street protests, King Abdullah appoints a new prime minister, former army general Marouf Bakhit, and charges him with carrying out political reforms.
• 2011 October


  Protests continue through the summer, albeit on a smaller scale, prompting King Abdullah to replace Prime Minister Bakhit with Awn al-Khasawneh, a judge at the International Court of Justice.