Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Subject – History

Context – Anti­apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies

Concept –

• He was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.
• The Archbishop won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for combating white minority rule in South Africa.
• He coined the term “Rainbow Nation” to describe South Africa when Nelson Mandela became the country’s first black President in 1994.
• Former U.S. President Barack Obama, the country’s first black leader, hailed Tutu as a “moral compass”.