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1936 - Population: 217,819 inhabitants in Oran. On August 1, 1936, the French designer and couturier Yves Saint Laurent was born in Oran. 1936 - The number of Moroccans in the department of Oran is 19,902, of which 4,395 lived in the city of Oran. 1940 Beginning of the construction of the new prefecture. [citation needed]
Oran (Arabic: وَهران, romanized: Wahrān) [a] is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria.It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance.
Military history of Oran (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "History of Oran" ... Timeline of Oran; 0–9. 1790 Oran earthquake; A. 2022 African Nations Championship; B.
A History of Modern Morocco. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81070-8. External links "Morocco Profile: Timeline". BBC News. "Timeline: Morocco".
Morocco then annexed the entire territory and, in 1985 built a 2,500-kilometer sand berm around three-quarters of Western Sahara. [159] In 1988, Morocco and the Polisario Front agreed on a United Nations (UN) peace plan, and a cease-fire and settlement plan went into effect in 1991.
The siege of Oran was a military campaign launched on the Spanish garrison of Oran by the Regency of Algiers led by Mohammed el Kebir.The Algerians occupied the city after a siege that lasted from 1790 to 1792, ending a Spanish occupation that had lasted for 300 years.
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Morocco and the former entities that ruled the modern polity. Moroccan victory Moroccan defeat Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
The Oran Expedition in 1707 was a military operation led by Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif in which he attempted to extend Moroccan rule into western Algeria. [2] The battle ended in a Moroccan defeat, and the site of the battle was named after the defeated Moroccan king, Moulay Ismail.