Sentence 1: Several years later , General Obasanjo was released and pardoned after Abacha died and after General Abdulsalami Abubakar took power .
Sentence 2: General Abacha was released and pardoned a number of years later after Obasanjo died and after General Abdulsalami Abubakar took power .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?