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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Reactions to the death Sunday of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu: “Archbishop Tutu was a towering global figure for peace and an ...

South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a veteran of the struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday aged 90. Following are reactions to his death. PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA "The passing of ...

Desmond Tutu’s Funeral Is Limited to 100 People Church leaders in South Africa urged mourners to attend services for Desmond M. Tutu, the first Black archbishop of Cape Town, in their local ...

Pretoria:Retired South African cleric and anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu said in a published commentary that when his time comes, he would "want the option of an assisted death".

1954-1957 – Teaches school. He resigns in protest of government restrictions on education for black children. 1961 – Is ordained an Anglican priest. 1975 – Becomes the first black appointed Anglican ...