Malala

I Am Malala

By elisha16
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    I Am Malala

    This is a timeline based on and around Malala Yousafzai's journey as a young child and continuing through her years as a young adult.

  • Taliban takes power in Kabul

  • Malala is born.

  • Has been 50 years since Pakistan was created

    On August 14, 1947, Pakistan was created as the world's first homeland for Muslims.

  • Has Been 50 years Since the Founder of Pakistan Died

    The founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, died in 1948.

  • India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests

    These nuclear tests drew the attention of the United States, which informed them of the presence of the Taliban, which drew the USA to Swat.

  • The september eleventh attacks by Al-Queda occur

  • Malala befriends Safina at the age of eight

  • Fazlullah starts radio station in Swat

  • An earthquake shakes the country of Pakistan

  • Taliban extend influence across Swat

  • Female president Benazir Bhutto is assasinated

  • Treaty negotiated between Taliban and Pakistani govt.

  • First Speech

    Malala gave her first speech entitled "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education."

  • Girls schools are targeted

  • All girls' schools in Swat close by this date

  • Malala started blogging for BBC

  • Pakistani govt. agrees to peace accord with Taliban

  • Pakistani agreement with Taliban breaks down

  • Malala along with family & 800,000 others leave Swat

  • Taliban come to town

    The Tabliban group enters swat valley.

  • Pakistani govt. declares Taliban cleared from Swat

  • President Obama sends extra troops to Afghanistan

  • Monsoons flood and destroy over seven thousand schools

  • Osama bin Laden killed in Abbottabad

  • Nominated for Peace Prize of kids rights

  • Pakistan National Youth Peace Prize

    Malala wins the Pakistan National Youth Peace Prize and it is renamed in her honor.

  • Malala is targeted online by the Taliban

  • Malala's parents leave her, so she can travel to find treatment.

  • Malala is operated on for eight hours to reattatch her nerve

  • Malala is released from the hospital