Bin Laden took a Osama bin Laden was born in 1957 in Saudi Arabia to a construction tycoon father and

ion tycoon father and was one

of 54 children. The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with him in Pakistan,
Feb. 11, 2003: Bin
Laden calls on Iraqis to
Jan. 19, 2006:
He vows in an
path of terror in life outside of Islamabad, where he was killed at a compound. carry out suicide
attacks on Americans
audio
recording
Key events in his life since 1980 and defend themselves never to be
1980-89: Bin 1992: Saudi Arabia Feb. 1998: He Oct. 2000: Sept. 11, 2001: Hijackers against U.S. attack. captured alive
Laden fights freezes bin Laden’s bank forms the Terrorist attack crash two jetliners into New Jan. 2004: In audio and says the
Soviet troops in accounts and a $350 International Front on USS Cole at York’s World Trade Center recordings, bin Laden U.S. military
Afghanistan. After million share of his for Fighting Jews Aden, Yemen, and a third into Pentagon. says the U.S.-led war has become
the 1989 Soviet family’s multibillion- and Crusades, an kills 17 U.S. A fourth hijacked plane in Iraq is beginning of as “barbaric”
retreat, he returns dollar empire. After being umbrella for sailors. Bin crashes in Pennsylvania. “occupation” of as Saddam
to Saudi Arabia to forced to leave Sudan, anti-U.S. Islamic Laden is linked Washington names bin Persian Gulf states Hussein.
be showered with bin Laden moves to militants to the attack. Laden as chief suspect. for their oil.
praise. Afghanistan in 1996. worldwide.

1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

1990-91: During Persian Gulf May 1, 2011:

conflict, he tries to dissuade Saudi Aug. 1998: Oct. 7, 2001: Sept. 10, 2003: Bin Laden President Barack
government from allowing “infidel” Bombings at U.S. U.S. begins is seen in a video walking Obama appears
armies into Saudi Arabia. Saudi embassies in Tanzania bombings in Nov. 13, 2002: He threatens Britain, through rocky terrain with top on television and
leadership turns to U.S. for (right) and Kenya kill Afghanistan, France, Italy, Canada, Germany and deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri. In says that bin
protection. He moves to Sudan and is 231 people, including saying ruling Australia in an audio recording, it, bin Laden praises “great Laden was killed
stripped of citizenship for continuing 12 Americans. Bin Taliban is saying, “It is time we get even. You damage to the enemy” on in Pakistan in a
to criticize alliances with Laden is indicted in harboring bin will be killed just as you kill, and will Sept. 11 and mentions five U.S.-led
Washington. bombing. Laden. be bombed just as you bomb.” hijackers by name. operation.
AP