Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died at 90-years-old.
⯔A man of extraordinary intellect, integrity and invincibility against the forces of apartheid, he was also tender and vulnerable in his compassion for those who had suffered oppression, injustice and violence under apartheid, and oppressed and downtrodden people around the world,” Ramaphosa said.
Tutu played a critical role in helping to end the racial segregation of apartheid in South Africa. He was named the chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission after the policy was ended in the 1990s and Nelson Mandela took over as president. In 1984, Tutu was given the Nobel Peace Prize.
“Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and justice in his own country, but also concerned with injustice everywhere. He never lost his impish sense of humor and willingness to find humanity in his adversaries,” former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Twitter.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others. A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and justice in his own country, but also concerned with injustice everywhere. pic.twitter.com/qiiwtw8a5B
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 26, 2021
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