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Historical Timeline for Oman - A chronology of key events
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Oman Timeline[edit | edit source]

Date Event
- 500 to 622 BC. AD Persian domination.
622 Advent of Islam.
700 Establishment of ibadism, election of the first imam, Julanda bin Massoud.
1508 The Portuguese take Muscat and Sohar.
1659 The Ottoman Empire takes control of Oman.
1665 The Portuguese are driven out of Oman. Conquest of East Africa.
1718 Civil war caused by the death of Imam bin Saif II.
1744 Ahmed bin Said becomes imamate. Foundation of the Al-Busaidi dynasty.
1783 Muscat (Muscat in French) becomes the capital of Oman.
1798 Treaty between Oman and the East India Company.
1800 Oman becomes a de facto protectorate.
1832 The Sultan establishes his residence in Zanzibar which becomes the second capital.
1804 Said bin Sultan succeeds his father and will reign until 1856. A period of prosperity and openness to the outside world.
1890 Oman becomes a British protectorate.
1891 Signature of a defense treaty with England, which undertakes to intervene in all conflicts concerning the country.
1924 First oil concession.
1932 Sultan Said bin Taymour comes to power.
1949-1955 Buraymi conflict over oil concessions.
1954 End of the imamate.
1962 Discovery of oil deposits.
1963-1964 Dhofar rebellion.
1967 First oil export.
1970 Qaboos bin Said comes to power.
1971 The country becomes a member of the United Nations and the Arab League.
1976 End of the rebellion in Dhofar.
1981 Membership of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
1987 Opening of the country to tourism.
1991 Election of the first Consultative Council.
1992 Border agreement with Yemen.
1996 Promulgation of the fundamental law which governs the policy of the country.
1997 Two women are elected to the Advisory Council.
2000 Signature of the protocol of accession to the World Trade Organization.
2003 Customs union for GCC states. Omanis can vote from the age of 21.
2006 Muscat, "cultural capital of the Arab world".
2007 Cyclone Gonu hits Oman killing 50 people and causing damage of approximately $ 4 billion.
2010 Muscat hosts the Asian Beach Games. First edition of the Tour of Oman Cycling.
2011 Demonstrations by young people and the unemployed, especially in Sohar. In response, the Sultan operates a cabinet reshuffle and announces important social measures.
2011-2015 The sultanate entered into its eighth five-year plan with the main objectives of diversifying the economy (development of tourism and port and airport infrastructure in particular), increasing the standard of living, controlling inflation and private sect
2013 The government states its desire to limit the number of expatriates to 33% of the population. The Sultan encourages the spirit of initiative and investment opportunities for the participation of youth in the development of the country.
2015 The last French hostage, Isabelle Prime, held in Yemen since February 24, was released on August 7, in particular thanks to the mediation of the Sultanate of Oman.
2015-2020 The sultanate enters its ninth five-year plan with objectives similar to the previous plan, but reinforced, in particular the diversification of the economy and sources of income, a continuation of the policy of omanization and development of the private
2017 The UN ranks the Sultanate in 52nd place in the world in terms of HDI, among the countries with "high level of development", while its Gulf neighbors are classified in the category of countries with "very high level of development ".
2017 The Sultanate is ranked 62nd globally (behind its Gulf neighbors) at the World Economic Forum on Competitiveness.
2017 In the World Bank's Doing Business report, the Sultanate is ranked 3rd among the Gulf countries and 71st in the world.
2018 The Sultanate is positioned in 68th place in the ranking on the perception of corruption of Transparency International, behind the United Arab Emirates (21st), Qatar (29th) and Saudi Arabia (49th).

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