# Hector Pieterson

> Zolile Hector Pieterson was a South African schoolboy who was shot and killed at the age of 12 during the Soweto uprising and massacre in 1976, when the police opened fire on black students protesting the enforcement of teaching in Afrikaans, mostly spoken by the white and coloured populations in South Africa, as the medium of instruction for all school subjects.

*South African activist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1963-08-19
- **Died:** 1976-06-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 17.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #112
- **Category rank:** #97

## Sources
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- [Hector Pieterson](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Pieterson)
- [Hector Pieterson](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Pieterson)
- [헥터 피터슨](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%97%A5%ED%84%B0_%ED%94%BC%ED%84%B0%EC%8A%A8)
- [U-Hector Pieterson](https://nr.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Hector_Pieterson)
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- [Hector Pieterson](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Pieterson)
- [Hector Pieterson](https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Pieterson)
- [Zolile Hector Pieterson](https://st.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolile_Hector_Pieterson)
- [Hector Pieterson](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Pieterson)
- [Hector Pieterson](https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Pieterson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q982141)

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