Timeline of the Bo Xilai Scandal
2012
2013
2012
- February 2: Bo's key ally and Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun is demoted
- February 6: Wang visits U.S. consulate in Chengdu
- March 15: Bo dismissed as Chongqing party chief
- March 26: Britain asks China to investigate November death of Briton Neil Heywood in Chongqing
- April 10: Bo suspended from Communist Party posts. China says Gu is being investigated for Heywood's death
- August 20: Gu given suspended death sentence after confessing to Heywood's murder
- September 24: Wang convicted of defection, power abuse and bribe taking
- September 28: Communist Party expels Bo
2013
- July 25: Bo indicted for bribery, corruption, abuse of power
- August 22: Bo trial begins in Jinan
- September 22: Bo sentenced to life in prison
- October 9: Court says Bo will be allowed to appeal his conviction
- October 25: Court rejects appeal by Bo