The Anglican Archbishop, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu has died at 91, the South African presidential office has announced.
Tutu was the last South African Nobel laureate in the world. He died today in Cape Town.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his grief on behalf of all South Africans, his condolences to Tutu Lea's widow, his family, the staff of the Desmond and Lea Tutu Heritage Foundation , and friends of the Archbishop.
“ A man of exceptional intelligence, honesty and invincibility against the forces of apartheid, he was also affectionate and vulnerable in his empathy to those who have suffered oppression, injustice and violence under apartheid, as well as the oppressed and oppressed people around the world ', & ndash ; Ramaphosa said.
Tutu was the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996 and the first black bishop of South Africa. He was known as an anti-apartheid activist and a human rights fighter.
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