The township of Orlando was directly involved in some of the most important events of the fight against the apartheid system . Some of the most dramatic clashes between the South African police and anti-apartheid demonstrators occurred in Orlando West . This includes the Soweto uprising where 12-year-old Hector Pieterson was killed . The Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum was established in Orlando West to commemorate those events . In the surroundings of the museum is the house where Nelson Mandela lived for several years while practicing law ; the house now hosts the Mandela Family Museum
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Orlando, Soweto