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Malala was born in Pakistan's Swat Valley, she is one of three children
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Malala gives the speach, “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” at age 11.
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Malala begins to record her daily life under Taliban rule on a blog under the name "Gul Makai"
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100 schools are blown up, but Malala writes in her blog that she plans on continuing her education
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Malala is forced to leave her home after a ceasefire collapses
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Malala's father reveals that she is the BBC blogger, the Taliban issue threats against her and her family.
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Desmond Tutu nominates Malala, she does not win the peace prize but is runner up.
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Malala wins Pakistan's National Youth Peace Prize which has been renamed in her honor.
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Malala is nearly killed by a Taliban gunman. The bullet grazed her left eye, traveled along the exterior of her skull, nicked her jawbone, went through her neck and became stuck in the muscle just above her shoulder blade.
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Time magazine's "Person of the Year" runner up.
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Malala is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and for the right of all young people to education.
