The Hector Peterson Museum | Attraction
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The Hector Peterson Museum
Physical Address:
8288 Maseko Street
Orlando West
Johannesburg
011 536 0611
Open times: Mon-Sat: 10:00 to 17:00
Sun: 10:00 to 16:00
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The Hector Peterson Museum in Soweto commemorates the 566 people who dies in the student uprising that followed the events of June 16, 1976.
It is named for Hector Peterson, a 12 year old boy who was the first person shot dead by police on the day that changed South Africa, and is located near a memorial to his death.