Permanent historical factsheet

Constitution of Jordan

Jordan · Government / Government of Jordan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1970–1990Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1970

Hussein I16 September 1970

Government / Government of Jordan

Black September is 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

1989

Hussein I1989

Government / Government of Jordan

Elections accredited internationally as among the freest in the Middle East

1990

Hussein I1990

Government / Government of Jordan

A guideline for democratic institutionalization and political pluralism in Jordan

Names involved

Hussein I

Provenance

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