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A Man to Watch Timeline up to current story
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SPOILERS only as far as current A Man to Watch Parts, and for
stories of the Qumar series that have occurred to the last part of this
timeline. |
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Part or Story |
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Part 1: Pliers |
1986 |
Spring |
Madari arrested and tortured. Faraj arrested. |
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Part 2: Sleeping with the Major |
Spring/Early Summer |
Faraj arrives at prison camp |
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Part 3: Men |
September |
Jahni arrives at prison camp |
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Part 4: Metamorphosis & Settlement |
1987 |
March |
The events of Settlement, the A-Team help the prisoners
take the prison camp |
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Part 5: Goats, Guns and Uniforms |
March-April |
First month after taking the camp, start of guerrilla
campaign |
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Part 6: First Blood |
Early Summer |
Jahni finds out about his family's murders. |
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Part 7: Allegiances |
Summer |
Madari's men must defend the camp against government
troops |
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Part 8: Desperation and Dishonour |
Autumn |
Jahni is captured. |
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Part 9: A Day and a Knight |
December |
Goat explodes. |
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Part 10: Cometh the Hour |
1988 |
January |
Final battle to take the country back for the king |
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Part 11: Control |
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Madari returns home |
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Part 12: The Limits of Friendship |
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Jahni transfers into the Royal Guard |
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Part 13: The Heart of a Lion |
May |
Jahni is shot in an attempt on Madari's life. |
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Part 14: Reconciliation |
July |
Several officers murdered and another attempt on Madari's
life lead them to suspect Ziyahd |
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Vendetta |
August |
Events of Vendetta, Madari & Jahni in America hire the
A-Team to help them track down Ziyahd |
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Part 15: Impressions |
December |
Madari establishes a Special Forces unit. Hannibal visits
as a consultant. Faraj's second son born. |
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1989 |
January |
Madari and Jahni travel to the UK to consult with SAS. |
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Part 16: Distraction |
March |
Jahni goes to UK to start Selection training. |
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May |
Madari meets Sophia Giordano. |
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July |
Madari and Sophia start romantic relationship. Faraj joins
Prince Zahir's conspiracy. |
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Part 17: Turning Point |
September |
Jahni returns home and finds out about Sophia. Raslan
convinces Faraj to turn against Madari. |
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Shifting Sands |
October |
Events of Shifting Sands, Zahir's attempted coup. Madari
forced to kill Faraj |
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Part 18: Breaking Point |
October |
Madari discovers Raslan's treachery. A distressed Madari
kisses Jahni. |
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Part 19: Remembrance |
1990 |
Spring |
Jahni has a head injury while on a mission and Madari
fears he has lost his memory |
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Tightrope Walk |
Summer |
Jahni learns Sophia knows about the incident in Part 18. |
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Part 21: Feud |
December |
Madari and Jahni learn that Raslan has married Faraj's
widow. |
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Stockwell's Men |
1991 |
July |
Madari and Hannibal take a vacation in Yellowstone
National Park |
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Part 23: Crisis Management |
1992 |
June |
Madari's unit deals with a hijacked plane. Jahni, highly
stressed, makes advances to Madari, but pulls back. |
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Part 24: Change of Heart |
September |
Sophia's estranged husband dies in a car accident. Sophia
goes to Italy for several weeks. |
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October |
Madari offered UN mission in Zaire for six months. |
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Part 25: Proving Ground |
November - January 1993 |
First three months of Madari's UN posting in Zaire -
including the events of A Choice of Nightmares. |
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A Choice of Nightmares |
1993 |
January |
Events of A Choice of Nightmares. Madari and Face
poisoned. Rescue children from slave trader. |
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Part 26: Work in Progress |
Spring |
In Zaire, Madari and his unit help in a building project
at a local orphanage. In Qumar, Murdock visits Jahni and asks to visit the
old prison camp. |
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Part 27: Homecoming |
Summer |
Madari returns home. Karen Bennett visits and Madari and
Sophia resume their relationship. |
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Part 28: The Price of Loyalty |
Autumn |
Jahni's father's money is returned to him. The unit
attacks a terrorist training camp. |
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Reunion |
1994 |
Summer |
Events of Reunion, rescue the A-Team from Kyle and
Sevchenko and bring them to recover at Madari's home in Qumar. |
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Part 29: Acts of War |
September |
After an assasination attempt Madari and Jahni kiss, and
Madari and Sophia break up. |
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Part 30: Face of the Enemy |
1995 |
May |
Saifullah's identity is revealed. Sophia hires a bodyguard
– Alex Black – after receiving threats. |
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© E Charles
2009