1986

Timeline of the Grand Theft Auto series
	Pre 19th Century; 1202 \| 1500s \| 1600s \| 1609 \| 1625 \| 1628 \| 1664 \| 1763 \| 1781 \| 1783 \| 1798 19th Century; 1805 \| 1823 \| 1835 \| 1842 \| 1850 \| 1855 \| 1857 \| 1860 \| 1861 \| 1865 \| 1869; 1870 \| 1872 \| 1873 \| 1874 \| 1879 \| 1884 \| 1886 \| 1888 \| 1895 \| 1897 20th Century; 1903 \| 1908 \| 1909; 1910 \| 1911 \| 1914 \| 1918 \| 1919; 1921 \| 1922 \| 1923 \| 1926 \| 1927 \| 1928 \| 1929; 1930 \| 1931 \| 1932 \| 1933 \| 1934 \| 1935 \| 1936 \| 1937 \| 1938 \| 1939; 1940 \| 1941 \| 1942 \| 1943 \| 1944 \| 1945 \| 1946 \| 1947 \| 1948 \| 1949; 1950 \| 1951 \| 1952 \| 1953 \| 1954 \| 1955 \| 1956 \| 1957 \| 1958 \| 1959; 1960 \| 1961 \| 1962 \| 1963 \| 1964 \| 1965 \| 1966 \| 1967 \| 1968 \| 1969; 1970 \| 1971 \| 1972 \| 1973 \| 1974 \| 1975 \| 1976 \| 1977 \| 1978 \| 1979; 1980 \| 1981 \| 1982 \| 1983 \| 1984 \| 1985 \| 1986 \| 1987 \| 1988 \| 1989; 1990 \| 1991 \| 1992 \| 1993 \| 1994 \| 1995 \| 1996 \| 1997 \| 1998 \| 1999 21st Century; 2000 \| 2001 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009; 2010 \| 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 \| 2014 \| 2016 24th Century; 2308

Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1986.

GTA III Era

The 'Harwood Butcher' Tommy Vercetti is released from prison in Liberty City.
The Forelli Family decide to expand their business interests into Vice City due to the lucrative drugs trade in the city.
Lawyer Ken Rosenberg sets up a drugs deal between the Vance Crime Family and Forelli Family representatives Tommy Vercetti, Harry and Lee. The deal is ambushed by Ricardo Diaz' men, resulting in the deaths of Victor Vance, Harry and Lee.
Tommy Vercetti begins to work for various criminals throughout the city in his attempt to get back the stolen money and coke.
Tommy Vercetti befriends Colonel Juan Cortez, who begins an investigation in the ambushed drug deal. He later tells Vercetti that Gonzalez and Ricardo Diaz were involved, which led to their demise.
Tommy Vercetti befriends Lance Vance, the second Vance brother in the ambushed drug deal, and begins to work with him.
Tommy Vercetti begins to purchase various businesses throughout the city, including a taxi company, a night club and a strip club.
Tommy Vercetti fails to give Sonny Forelli his money, resulting in Forelli sending his men to collect the money for him. Vercetti, however, kills the men and stops the money reaching Sonny.
Sonny Forelli flies to Vice City to recoup his money himself and persuades Lance Vance, Vercetti's best friend in the city, to join forces with him. Forelli and Vance assault Vercetti's mansion but are both killed.