TNPSC Thervupettagam

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

December 28 , 2021 923 days 842 0
  • South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, described as the country’s moral compass, died recently.
  • He was remembered for his easy humour and characteristic smile — and above all his tireless fight against injustices of all colours.
  • 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”.

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