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South AfricaRemembering anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in South Africa
Activists and those who knew Ahmed Timol urge South Africans to remember the sacrifices made for freedom during apartheid, 55 years after his death in police custody.
Background
Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination enforced in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s. The white minority government implemented policies that denied rights and freedoms to the Black majority. The struggle against apartheid involved numerous activists and organizations, both within South Africa and internationally.
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Remembering anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol
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Urges South Africans to remember and honor anti-apartheid activists like Ahmed Timol who died fighting for freedom.
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