Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- December 29, 2021
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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”.