1970s in Andorra:

Events

*1970: April 23- Andorran women gain the right to vote. *1971: Andorra organizes the Andorran Olympic Committee. *1972: The

Sanctuary of Meritxell A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a saf ...

is destroyed with a fire. ::295 vehicles recorded per 1000 inhabitants, ranking Andorra fourth in the world in its automobile/population ratio. *1973:Population of 24,807 recorded in Andorra. ::Andorra's legislative assembly is reordered, ending the establishment of new letterbox enterprises by foreigners, thus effectively halting Andorra's function as a corporate tax haven. *1974: April 4-Contract signed between tobacco farmers and manufacturers. ::The National Library of Andorra is founded in Andorra la Vella *1975: March 21-Spain issues a decree, originally published in September 1974, which requires the holders of French identity cards entering Spain from Andorra to produce passports. ::May 14 -Andorra is accepted as a member of the world Olympic movement. :The

National Archives of Andorra The National Archives of Andorra ( ca, Arxiu Nacional d'Andorra) was established in 1975 under the direction of historian and civil servant Lídia Armengol i Vila. The archival system of the Government of Andorra allows people to research letters ...

is founded in Andorra la Vella. *1976:The Sanctuary of Meritxell is rebuilt by Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill. * 1978: The six Parishes of Andorra are expanded to seven, with the establishment of the parish of

Escaldes-Engordany Escaldes-Engordany () is one of the 7 parishes of Andorra. The Escaldes-Engordany parish was founded on 14 June 1978 and has the second largest population after Andorra la Vella. The parish is composed of the areas of les Escaldes, Engordany, Els V ...

. *1979: December:Prenegotiations over the EC-Andorra Agreement as an Epiphenomenon of the Accession of Spain to the European Community are started in Brussels.

References

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