Memorial to Hector Pieterson and all the other young heroes and heroines of our struggle unveiled Soweto by Nelson Mandela, Soweto, 16 June 1992

Memorial to Hector Pieterson and all the other young heroes and heroines of our struggle unveiled Soweto by Nelson Mandela, Soweto, 16 June 1992.ANC president Nelson Mandela unveiled a memorial tombstone symbolising the death of student Hector Petersen, said to have been the first person to die on June 16, 1976, and honouring more than 600 people killed in violent confrontations with police since that day.Defying calls on his organisation call off its mass actioncampaign, Mr Mandela also led a march by about 2000 supporters through Soweto to the memorial site at the Regina Mundi Church.He was joined by amongst others Oliver Tambo, Cyril Ramaphosa and Peter Mokaba.