BREAKING: South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90 aje.io/kzgua3
“The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa.”
- President Cyril Ramaphosa ⤵️ aje.io/9q96ar
- President Cyril Ramaphosa ⤵️ aje.io/9q96ar
The life of South Africa’s Desmond Tutu — in pictures aje.io/8p4xbv 
South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a leader of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died at the age of 90 ⤵️
“He was South Africa’s moral compass, a thorn in the side of the apartheid government for its gross inequalities ... He, with Nelson Mandela, was a giant during decades of tumultuous change."
- Scott Firsing, scholar ⤵️ aje.io/gpbwhx
- Scott Firsing, scholar ⤵️ aje.io/gpbwhx
"He was a true beacon of morality and we must mourn him.”
A number of memorial services have been organised across South Africa to pay tributes to Desmond Tutu aje.io/55qsft
A number of memorial services have been organised across South Africa to pay tributes to Desmond Tutu aje.io/55qsft
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