Hussein of Jordan

14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999

Hussein bin Talal was the king of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999, one of the longest-reigning monarchs of the modern era. He steered Jordan through decades of regional turmoil and signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.

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Born in Amman
14 November 1935

Born in Amman, then part of the Emirate of Transjordan.

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Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst
1951 – 1953

Studied at Harrow School in England and trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

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Became king of Jordan
11 August 1952

Ascended the throne after his father was declared unfit to rule, formally taking power in 1953.

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Lost the West Bank in the Six-Day War
5 June 1967 – 10 June 1967

Jordan lost control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem to Israel in the 1967 war.

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Confronted the PLO in Black September
September 1970 – July 1971

Directed Jordanian forces against Palestinian guerrilla organizations in the 1970 conflict known as Black September.

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Renounced claims to the West Bank
31 July 1988

Severed Jordan's legal and administrative ties to the West Bank in favor of the PLO.

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Signed the Israel-Jordan peace treaty
26 October 1994

Concluded a peace treaty with Israel, making Jordan the second Arab state to normalize relations.

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Death in Amman
7 February 1999

Died in Amman after a long battle with cancer and was succeeded by his son Abdullah II.

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