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).
Teacher at Roodepoort Indian High School, 1964-1966
Death of detainee Suliman “Babla” Saloojee, September 1964 and Uncle Ahmed attends funeral
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 24th 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, 30th April 1996
Renaming of school: Nelson Mandela, 29 March 1999
E-tv documentary (Indians Can’t Fly) in 2005
Book titled TIMOL – QUEST FOR JUSTICE in memory of Ahmed Timol launched in , 2005
Posthumous Awarding of National Order on 11 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 04th June 2017
Commencement of Timol Inquest on 26th June 2017 by Judge Billy Mothle
Ruling by Judge Mothle on 12th 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 7th October 2018
Participated in Dialogue at the Nelson Mandela Foundation on 31 October 2018