GTA IV Timeline

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This is a timeline of events relating to GTA IV.

1920s

1930s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

  • 1990: Niko Bellic is twelve when his family gets first electricity.
  • 1992 (April 1): The Bosnian war begins. Niko Bellic fights in the Bosnian conflict on the Serbian side at only fourteen.
  • 1993: Dwayne Forge is jailed on crack distribution charges.
  • 1995 (December 14): The Bosnian war is declared over with the signing of the Dayton Agreement, although many conflicts still continue. Around this time, Niko Bellic and his army unit are betrayed and killed except for him, Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic. Niko begins searching for the traitor.
  • 1998: Niko's cousin Roman emigrates to the USA, where he settles in Liberty City and becomes a cab driver.

2000s

  • 2000: Mr. McReary commits suicide. The Irish Mob leaves Purgatory and settles in Dukes.
  • 2001 (September 11): The 9/11 attacks occured. The attacks are frequently mentioned, especially in political atmospheres like Weazel News.
  • 2003 (March 20 - May 1): The US first invades Iraq - this conflict is mentioned in GTA IV.
  1. Angels in America, No Love Lost and It's War (in order) all take place on the same day, when Jason Michaels dies.
  2. Action/Reaction takes place after Roman's Sorrow, according to internet news.
  3. Blow Your Cover and Buyer's Market are one event.
  4. Tom Goldberg is killed before Hit the Pipe, according to internet news.
  5. Roman's Holiday takes place very shortly before Hostile Negotiation.
  6. Three Leaf Clover and I Luv LC take place on the same day, when a bank is robbed.
  7. It's hinted during Not So Fast (when Gracie doesn't call Tony back) that I'll Take Her occurs in between Frosting On The Cake / Diamonds in the Rough (same event) and the diamond deal mentioned below. It also places the kidnapping shortly after Taking in the Trash from Niko's perspective.
  8. Frosting On The Cake and Diamonds in the Rough are one event, and both right before Taking in the Trash.
  9. Museum Piece, Collector's Item and Not So Fast, the infamous diamond deal, all take place on the same night.
  10. Was It Worth It?, No Way on the Subway and Get Lost happen in that order, when Jim Fitzgerald dies.
  11. Ladies' Night happens in between Ransom (because Tony is forwarded the photo) and She's a Keeper (because Gracie is at the original hideout).
  12. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend and Ladies Half Price are one event.
  13. Dimitri Rascalov is killed before Departure Time. A rumor exists that the plane exploding in the mission is seen in the background in Niko's finale. If this is true, Rascalov was killed early on and Niko would have chosen revenge.

A discrepency in the intersecting timelines is seen in Chinese Takeout, when Billy Grey makes a cameo appearance. Grey was arrested before Elizabeta Torres was, but TBOGT takes place long after Elizabeta's arrest. Goldberg's death versus the bank robbery (see above) also places the event in two different slots when compared to Niko's perspective.

  • 2008 (October 3): The US government spends $700 billion to bail out several major banks, which Gay Tony briefly mentions in the mission I Luv LC.
  • 2009: The events of GTA: Chinatown Wars takes place.