: Remembering Archbishop Tutu: The anti-apartheid hero who symbolised South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’ #IndiaNEWS Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90.Archbishop Tutu

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Remembering Archbishop Tutu: The anti-apartheid hero who symbolised South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’ #IndiaNEWS
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90.Archbishop Tutu earned the respect and love of millions of South Africans and the world. He carved out a permanent place in their hearts and minds, becoming known affectionately as “The Arch�.When South Africans woke up on the morning of April 7, 2017, to protest against then-President Jacob Zuma’s removal of the respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, Archbishop Tutu left his Hermanus retirement home to join the protests. He was 86 years old at the time, and his health was frail. But the protest was in his blood. In his view, no government was legitimate unless it represented all its people well.There was still that sharpness in his words when he said that, “We will pray for the downfall of a government that misrepresents us.�These words echoed his stance of ethical and moral integrity as well as human dignity. It is on these principles that he had fought valiantly against the system of apartheid and became, as the Desmond Tutu Foundation rightly affirms, “an outspoken defender of human rights and campaigner for the oppressed�.But Archbishop Tutu did not stop his fight for human rights once apartheid came to a formal end in 1994. He continued to speak critically against politicians who abused their...Read more

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