A sample from the book - Important Dates
Important Dates | |
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1877 | Explorer Luigi D'Albertis attacked by the Suki people near Alligator Island on the Fly River |
1907 | Year of Gesi's birth |
1910 | Suki make peace with the Zimakani people at Sigisi |
1913 | The Arufe-speaking people attack the Suki at Ikaba Story begins at this point |
1917 | First government patrol into Lake Saru area |
1921 | Head hunting raid on the Arufe people at Tree Stump village by the Suki (April) Government expidition to arrest raiders is attacked by the Suki at Idigwagi (June) |
1924 | Attack on Weredai village by Suki and Zimakani raiders |
1927 | Suki and Zimakani raiders attack Weredai village (November) |
1928 | Gesi and other young men taken to work in Daru |
1930 | Attack on Moiyam village by Suki and Aramba men Government patrol fails to arrest head hunters |
1931 | Suki head hunters attack Weredai village (October) Government patrol arrests many involved |
1934 | Gesi enlists as a policeman (August) |
1938 | Gesi appointed first village constable of Gwibaku |
1939 | Exploratory visit by missionaries to Lake Saru |
1940 | Second visit by missionaries |
1941 | Mission station established at Gigwa |
1942 | Missionaries evacuated because of war with Japan |
1944 | Missionaries return to Suki |
1947 | Gesi sent to jail First baptism of a Suki, Tukri (December) |
1948 | Kudari recovers (July) Twymans go on leave (September) |
1949 | Gesi baptised Translated gospel of Mark released Spiritual awakening of the Suki people Taguta dies (December) |
1950 | Twymans return (August) |
1951 | Eriki dies (April) |
1952 | Church council established (June) The book of Acts released (November) |
1953 | Twymans move on to Tari to commence work there |
1969 | Gesi dies (November) |
1979 | Abasi dies (July) |
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