Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to racial discrimination (apartheid) in South Africa, has died.

As South Africa’s first Black Anglican archbishop, Tutu lobbied for sanctions against the White-minority government. He led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, aimed at exposing the injustices of the past, from 1996 to 1998.
Born on 7^th October, 1931, in Klerksdorp, west of Johannesburg, Tutu worked as a teacher before entering a theological seminary.
In 1961, he was ordained as an Anglican priest. He obtained a master’s degree in theology at King’s College, University of London, and in 1975 was appointed Dean of Johannesburg, the first Black person to hold the post.