Tag: Desmond Tutu
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Arch-Bishop Tutu: Memories Of Apartheid As Curtains Fall On the Life Of A Liberation Theologian – By Dennis Onakinor
The late Arch-Bishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of the South African Anglican Communion, who transited to the great beyond on December 26, 2021 at the ripe age of 90, was an avowed enemy of Marxism due to its atheism, although he acceded in thoughts, words, and deeds to the often-misconstrued Marxian saying: “Religion is the sigh…
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A life of laughter and commitment ends as Tutu departs – By Owei Lakemfa
A life of laughter and commitment ends as Tutu departs – By Owei Lakemfa
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Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state at South Africa cathedral
The body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu was carried Thursday into a historic cathedral where he once railed against white rule to allow South Africans to bid farewell to the anti-apartheid icon. A small bouquet of carnations was placed on top of a simple pine coffin carried by six Anglican priests. Tutu’s successor, Thabo Makgoba, said…
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Desmond Tutu: Legacy of peace, truth, reconciliation and restorative justice
Desmond Tutu tribute
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Biden, Obama pay tributes to late Desmond Tutu
U.S. President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden on Sunday expressed their condolences over the death of South African anti-apartheid campaigner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, saying his legacy would “echo throughout the ages.” “On this morning after Christmas, we are heartbroken to learn of the passing of a true servant of God and of the people,…
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Desmond Tutu: Obasanjo mourns, says he played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s debt cancellation
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has recalled the role played by late Desmond Tutu in getting the country’s debt cancelled, declaring that his death was a personal loss to him. The late anti-apartheid scion, pro-democracy guru and human rights crusader died earlier today at age 90. Obasanjo in a condolence letter to the…
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JUST IN: Popular South African archbishop, Desmond Tutu is dead
Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
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South Africa’s Desmond Tutu hospitalised due to ‘stubborn infection’
South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a prominent anti-apartheid activist and Nobel laureate, is back in hospital due to a “stubborn infection,” his foundation said on Wednesday. “The Archbishop has been hospitalised several times over the past few years for treatment of a similar condition,” it said in a statement quoting his wife, Leah Tutu.…