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Louis Riel was born in the Red River settlement.
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Louis Riel was sent to Lower Canada to be educated for priesthood at the age of 14.
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After the death of his father in 1864, Riel withdraws from college to work and support his family. He finds work in Montreal as a law clerk.
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Riel speaks at a meeting of Métis residents about rights in event of annexation of Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) lands by Canada.
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Louis Riel appears before the Council of Assiniboia and declares the National Committee will block entry of any governor unless union with Canada is based on negotiation with the Métis and the population in general.
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Provisional Government formed. John Bruce named president.
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Riel replaces John Bruce as president.
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Riel falls ill, perhaps enduring a nervous breakdown, worrying about his personal safety and his inability to support his family.
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During the Fenian incident, a poorly organized attempt by a group of Americans to march northward, Riel recruits armed Métis horsemen to defend Manitoba.
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Riel is convicted along with Ambroise Lépine for murder of Thomas Scott.
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Alexander Mackenzie’s Liberal government grants amnesty for Riel and Lepine, on the condition that both remain in exile for five years.
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The Northwest Rebellion is over. Riel turns himself in to Middleton and is taken to Regina.
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Louis Riel, at 41 years of age, is found guilty of high treason and hanged in Regina.
