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ISLAMABAD (AP) - _ Aug. 11, 1943: Pervez Musharraf born in New Delhi in what is now India.
_ Oct. 7, 1998: Musharraf becomes chief of the army.
_ Oct. 12, 1999: Musharraf ousts Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup.
_ Sept. 11, 2001: After the terror attacks, the U.S. demands Musharraf choose whether to ally with them or Pakistan's allies in neighboring Afghanistan, the Taliban. Musharraf chooses the U.S.
_ April 30, 2002: Musharraf extends his term as president for five years by holding a controversial referendum.
_ July 2007: Musharraf orders his forces to raid a mosque in downtown Islamabad where followers of a radical cleric were holed up. The raid leaves dozens of people dead and hardened militant opposition to Musharraf.
_ Oct. 5, 2007: Musharraf issues an ordinance protecting officials from past corruption charges as part of a deal that paves the way for former leaders Benazir Bhutto and Sharif to return home and contest elections.
_ Oct. 18, 2007: Bhutto returns from exile, surviving a massive bomb attack on her convoy in the port city of Karachi.
_ Nov. 3, 2007: Musharraf declares a state of emergency and sacks the chief justice of the Supreme Court, triggering a nationwide protest movement led by lawyers that weakens his grip on power.
_ Nov. 25, 2007: Sharif returns home from exile.
_ Dec. 27, 2007: Bhutto assassinated.
_ Feb. 18, 2008: Nationwide elections held. Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party wins the most seats.
_ Aug. 18, 2008: Musharraf resigns from presidency under pressure from main political parties.
_ April 2009: Musharraf leaves Pakistan saying that he is going to lecture abroad. He does not return, essentially going into self-imposed exile.
_ March 24, 2013: Musharraf returns home saying he wants to contest elections.
_ April 18, 2013: Musharraf flees an Islamabad court after a judge revokes his bail in the case of detaining judges in 2007. He is later arrested.
_ Aug. 20, 2013: Musharraf is formally indicted in connection with Bhutto's murder.
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