Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90
He preached against the tyranny of white minority, and even after its end he never wavered in his fight for a fairer South Africa, calling the black political elite to account with as much feistiness as he had the white Afrikaners.On the global stage, the human rights activist spoke out across a range of topics, from Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories to gay rights, climate change and assisted death — issues that cemented Archbishop Emeritus Tutu's broad appeal.
He described voting in South Africa's first democratic election in 1994 as "like falling in love", a remark that captured both his puckish humour and his profound emotions after decades fighting apartheid.In 1984, the Archbishop won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent opposition to apartheid. A decade later, he witnessed the end of that regime and chaired a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, set up to unearth atrocities committed during white rule.
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