A Long Way Gone

By AlexBahena19

  • 1985- SIka Stevens steps down from power

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    (Around the time of the novel)

  • 1985- Major General Joseph Saidu takes over and becomes president

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    (Around time of the novel)

  • Ishmael Beah is born in Sierra Leone

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  • 1991 End of the Cold War

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    (Around the World)

  • March 1991- The RUF is established under a formal corporal

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    (Around time of the novel)

  • August 16 1992- Hurricane Andrew strikes

    Around the world

  • January 1993-Ishmael Beah Village is attacked when he is on a trip

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  • January 1993- Mattru Jong is later attacked as well

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  • January 20 1993-Clinton becomes president

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  • 1933- Ismael gets taken away by rebels

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  • 1993- Ishmael and his friends are on a trip to escape the rebels

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  • 1993- Rebels are selecting people to recruit and train for war

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  • 1995- The RUF holds much of the country

    exact date is unknown
    (Around time of novel)

  • July 12-16 1995- Heatwave strikes Chicago and kills many people

    (Around the world)

  • 1996- Valentine Strasser is ousted and replaced by Brigadier General

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    (Around the time of novel)

  • September 1996-Ishmael is selected to travel to NYC to speak to the united nations

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  • November 1996- Ishmael moves in with his remaining family in freetown

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  • May 1997- Rebels takeover freetown

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  • May 1997- Kabah is overthrown by the armed forces revolutionary council

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    (Around time of novel)

  • 1998- Ismael is attending high school in NYC.

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  • March 1998- THe AFRC is ousted by ECOMOG

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    (around time of the novel)

  • January 1999- The RUF plans to overthrow the government

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    (Around time of novel)

  • April 20 1999- Columbine school shooting

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  • April/May 2000- Violence and rebel activity activity return when RUF holds hundreds of people.

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    (Around time of novel)