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Hector Pieterson Memorial

Museum · Soweto ·

Hector Pieterson Memorial

Museum · Soweto ·
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"A poignant museum in Soweto that chronicles the 1976 uprising triggered by the death of 13-year-old Hector Pietersen, using exhibits and personal stories to illuminate how the event catalysed wider resistance to Apartheid." - Sophie Baker

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Site of 1976 Soweto uprising, memorializing its first victim.

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8287 Khumalo Rd, Orlando West, Johannesburg, 1804, South Africa Get directions

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Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
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Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
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Site of 1976 Soweto uprising, memorializing its first victim.

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8287 Khumalo Rd, Orlando West, Johannesburg, 1804, South Africa Get directions

Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
Hector Pieterson Memorial by null
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