June 0 ALR: Nightmare Moon returns, only to be defeated by the Elements of Harmony and returned to her natural form of Princess Luna.

May 3 ALR: Twilight Sparkle is Coronated as Equestria’s newest Princess

April, 4 ALR: Twilight disappears mysteriously for about a day or two before coming back to her castle, seemingly unharmed. When asked by her friends what happened, she tells them that she had been out on a research project.

August, 4 ALR: After a large dispute over taxes and the desire for self governance, the Crystal Empire secedes from Equestria. Not wanting any bloodshed, Princess Celestia allows the secession a decision that angers many of the citizens of Equestria who believe that the Crystal Empire doesn’t deserve to become it’s own nation.

November, 4 ALR: Twilight publishes a paper called “Equestria Needs To Wake Up”, a paper which heavily criticizes Princess Celestia for being a weak leader in the Crystal Empire Crisis and calls for the public to rise up and help Twilight take the throne so that Equestria may have a “True” leader. Celestia tries to crack down on the paper, but it soon spreads through all of Equestria, triggering a large public outcry against Celestia.

January, 5 ALR: Twilight gathers a large group of her supporters and storms the Royal Palace in Canterlot. The mob manages to defeat the guards and capture Celestia, who quickly submits to Twilight’s demands and hands over the throne. However, in the confusion of the coup d'etat, Princess Luna manages to escape, never to be seen again. Discord also disappears without a trace. A new age dawns on Equestria as Twilight’s reign begins.

February, 5 ALR: The Death Hooves are formed, an elite unit dedicated to enforcing the will of Twilight. Any pony who dares to speak out against Twilight ends up being brutally silenced as she consolidates power.

April, 5 ALR: The Forced Relocation Act is passed as Twilight’s government releases fabricated reports that earth ponies and pegasi are “Exceptionally prone to commit violent crimes”. The earth pony and pegasi populations are moved to various population centers around the country.

June, 5 ALR: Rarity is drafted into the Death Hooves by Princess Twilight

September, 8 ALR: Pegasi in the Pegasi Relocation Zone Cloud near Cloudsdale riot due to poor conditions and abuse from the hooves of their unicorn guards. Death Hoof forces under the command of then Lieutenant Rarity storm the camp, massacring many of the rioting pegasi and forcing the few survivors to surrender. Twilight, impressed with how efficiently the riot was put down, promoted Rarity to Captain and gave her command of a special unit that was responsible for dealing with only the most concerning situations.

September, 15 ALR: Current Date

Author's Note

I just wanted to establish the timeline of the events leading to the story for use in keeping the story going smooth in terms of important dates. I hope you enjoy!

TIMELINE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT