Facts on 16 June
1976 - Hector Petersen, a 13 year old Soweto schoolboy is the first to die

ON this day in 1976, Hector Petersen, a 13 year old Soweto schoolboy is the first to die in what will become the “Children’s Crusade”, the first nationwide black South African uprising in the 1970’s. The violence will last 16 month and result in 5700 death, 3,900 injuries, and 5,900 detentions.

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