Timeline

Ahmed Timol born in Breyten, then Transvaal, 3 November 1941

Arrives with parents in Roodepoort, 1949 (aged eight)

Family moves to Balfour, 1955

Returns to Roodepoort, 1956 (aged 15)

School in Roodepoort, finishes education at Johannesburg Indian High School

Senior certificate with matric exemption, 1959 (aged 18)

Works as bookkeeper, Johannesburg, 1960

Enrols at Transvaal Indian College (Fordsburg), 1961-1963 (also referred to in the text as ‘the Training Institute for Indian Teachers’; ‘Teacher’s Training College’ and ‘Johannesburg Training Institute for Indian Teachers).

Death of detainee Suliman “Babla” Saloojee, September 1964 and Uncle Ahmed attends funeral

Teacher at Roodepoort Indian High School, 1964-1966

Essop and Aziz Pahad go into exile, December 1964

Dynamos Soccer Festival, 1965

Visits Mecca, December 1966 (aged 25) in London, 1967-1968

Political training for nine months, 1969 (aged 28) accompanied by Thabo Mbeki and Anne Nicholson

Returns to South Africa, February 1970

Underground for 18 months, 1970-1971

Death in detention, 27 October 1971 (aged 29)

Inquest by Magistrate de Villiers commenced on 24^th July 1972 and concluded on 22 June 1972. Findings: Nobody responsible for the death of Ahmed Timol who committed suicide

ANC’s Ahmed Timol Unit named, 1987

Hawa Timol (Mother of Ahmed testifies) at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 30^th April 1996

Renaming of school: Nelson Mandela, 29 March 1999

Book tilted TIMOL – QUEST FOR JUSTICE in memory of Ahmed Timol launched in , 2005

E-tv documentary (Indians Can’t Fly) in 2005

Posthumous Awarding of National Order in December 2009 for Ahmed Timol

Launch Website (ahmedtimol.co.za) in October 2012 (Digitise newspaper cuttings and upload in website)

Enlist support in 2015 of Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) Legal Resource Centre (LRC), private investigator Frank Dutton and human rights lawyer Howard Varney for re-opening 1972 Timol Inquest

SABC Documentary on 1 Feb in 2015 (Indians Can’t Fly)

Exhibition hosted at Apartheid Museum (August 2015), Steve Biko Foundation (October 2016 with pics) and Ditsong Museum (June 2017).

Setup Ahmed Timol Family Trust (ATFT) in September 2015

Handover of 1972 Inquest Records to Ahmed Kathrada Foundation at Johannesburg Central Police Station on 27th October 2015

Submitted application to NPA on 19 January 2016 to re-open Timol Inquest

NDPP announced on 26 October 2016 the re-opening of the Timol Inquest

Daughter of Rodrigues made contact on 04^th June 2017

Commencement of Timol Inquest on 26^th June 2017 by Judge Billy Mothle

Ruling by Judge Mothle on 12^th October 2017 reversing 1972 finding and charges to be laid against Joao Rodriquez, Neville Els and Seth Sons. Investigations against Sons and Els in progress and not concluded to date

Repeat broadcast of Indians Can’t Fly on SABC3 on 7^th October 2018

Participated in Dialogue at the Nelson Mandela Foundation on 31 October 2018