Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed as the country’s moral conscience.
Tutu worked passionately, tirelessly and non-violently to tear down apartheid — South Africa’s brutal, decades-long regime of oppression against its Black majority that only ended in 1994.
The buoyant, blunt-spoken clergyman used his pulpit as the first Black bishop of Johannesburg and later the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town as well as frequent public demonstrations to galvanize public opinion against racial inequity, both at home and globally.
Nicknamed “the Arch,” Tutu was diminutive, with an impish sense of humor, but became a towering figure in his nation’s history, comparable to fellow Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela, a prisoner during white rule who became South Africa’s first Black president. Tutu and Mandela shared a commitment to building a better, more equal South Africa.
Upon becoming president in 1994, Mandela appointed Tutu to be chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which uncovered the abuses of the apartheid system.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Shiraaz Mohamed - stringer, AP
People leave floral tributes and candles, outside the house where former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu lived, in Soweto, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday.
Shiraaz Mohamed - stringer, APPeople leave floral tributes and candles, outside the house where former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu lived, in Soweto, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Hassan Ammar - staff, AP
FILE - Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa gestures during the opening concert for the soccer World Cup at Orlando stadium in Soweto, South Africa, Thursday, June 10, 2010. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Hassan Ammar - staff, APFILE - Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa gestures during the opening concert for the soccer World Cup at Orlando stadium in Soweto, South Africa, Thursday, June 10, 2010. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Salvatore Di Nolfi - foreign subscriber, Keystone
South Africa's Desmond Tutu, Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, shows an Aids shirt while delivering his speech during the 61st World Health Organization (WHO) annual assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 20, 2008. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Salvatore Di Nolfi - foreign subscriber, KeystoneSouth Africa's Desmond Tutu, Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, shows an Aids shirt while delivering his speech during the 61st World Health Organization (WHO) annual assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 20, 2008. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Alessandro Della Bella - foreign subscriber, Keystone
Desmond M. Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of South Africa, reacts during the closing session of the the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Alessandro Della Bella - foreign subscriber, KeystoneDesmond M. Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of South Africa, reacts during the closing session of the the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Salvatore Di Nolfi - foreign subscriber, Keystone
South Africa's Desmond Tutu, Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, reacts about Israel blocked Tutu's UN mission to Beit Hanun, during a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Salvatore Di Nolfi - foreign subscriber, KeystoneSouth Africa's Desmond Tutu, Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, reacts about Israel blocked Tutu's UN mission to Beit Hanun, during a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Henk Kruger - pool, African News Agency Pool
FILE - Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding their son Archie, meet Anglican Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
Henk Kruger - pool, African News Agency PoolFILE - Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding their son Archie, meet Anglican Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90John Moore - staff, AP
FILE - Britain't Queen Elizabeth II emerges from St. George's Cathedral with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the end of a service to commemorate Human Rights Day, in Cape Town on Tuesday, March 21, 1995. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
John Moore - staff, APFILE - Britain't Queen Elizabeth II emerges from St. George's Cathedral with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the end of a service to commemorate Human Rights Day, in Cape Town on Tuesday, March 21, 1995. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Dennis Cook - staff, AP
FILE - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu waves during a speech against apartheid, to a crowd of demonstrators, on Jan. 8, 1986, outside the South African Embassy in Washington. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
Dennis Cook - staff, APFILE - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu waves during a speech against apartheid, to a crowd of demonstrators, on Jan. 8, 1986, outside the South African Embassy in Washington. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Themba Hadebe - staff, AP
An electronic screen shows South Africa's Keshav Maharaj at the team line up during a minute of silence in memory of Desmond Tutu ahead of a Test Cricket match between South Africa and India at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90.
Themba Hadebe - staff, APAn electronic screen shows South Africa's Keshav Maharaj at the team line up during a minute of silence in memory of Desmond Tutu ahead of a Test Cricket match between South Africa and India at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90J. Scott Applewhite - staff, AP
FILE - US President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Desmond Tutu, widely regarded as "South Africa's moral conscience," who was a leading anti-apartheid activist in South Africa., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
J. Scott Applewhite - staff, APFILE - US President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Desmond Tutu, widely regarded as "South Africa's moral conscience," who was a leading anti-apartheid activist in South Africa., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Susan Ragan - staff, AP
FILE - Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa speaks to a crowd at New York's City Hall on May 28, 1986, to drum up support for a rally on June 14 for sanctions against South Africa and apartheid. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
Susan Ragan - staff, APFILE - Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa speaks to a crowd at New York's City Hall on May 28, 1986, to drum up support for a rally on June 14 for sanctions against South Africa and apartheid. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Adil Bradlow - stringer, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, centre, jogs along a whites only beach, at the Strand, Saturday Sept. 30, 1989 with a crowd of supporters near Cape Town, as church organizations continued their campaign of defiance against Apartheid laws. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
Adil Bradlow - stringer, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, centre, jogs along a whites only beach, at the Strand, Saturday Sept. 30, 1989 with a crowd of supporters near Cape Town, as church organizations continued their campaign of defiance against Apartheid laws. South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Susan Ragan - staff, AP
FILE - Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa displays an "End Apartheid" T-shirt at New York's City Hall, May 27, 1986. South Africa's president says Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
Susan Ragan - staff, APFILE - Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa displays an "End Apartheid" T-shirt at New York's City Hall, May 27, 1986. South Africa's president says Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression again the Black majority, Tutu worked tirelessly, but non-violently, for its downfall.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90J. Scott Applewhite - staff, AP
FILE - President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Desmond Tutu, widely regarded as "South Africa's moral conscience," who was a leading anti-apartheid activist in South Africa., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
J. Scott Applewhite - staff, APFILE - President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Desmond Tutu, widely regarded as "South Africa's moral conscience," who was a leading anti-apartheid activist in South Africa., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90AP
FILE - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu receives the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize from Coretta Scott King, left, and Christine King Farris, King's sister, center, during an ecumenical service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was pastor in Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 20, 1986. Tutu's daughter Mpho, right, looks on during the ceremony. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
APFILE - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu receives the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize from Coretta Scott King, left, and Christine King Farris, King's sister, center, during an ecumenical service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was pastor in Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 20, 1986. Tutu's daughter Mpho, right, looks on during the ceremony. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Jack Thornell - staff, AP
FILE - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu gestures during remarks denouncing his country's apartheid policy of racial separation in New Orleans, Sept. 7, 1982. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Jack Thornell - staff, APFILE - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu gestures during remarks denouncing his country's apartheid policy of racial separation in New Orleans, Sept. 7, 1982. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Barry L. Thumma - staff, AP
FILE - President Ronald Reagan, left, meets with South African Bishop Desmond Tutu at the White House, Friday, Dec. 7, 1984, Washington, D.C. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Barry L. Thumma - staff, APFILE - President Ronald Reagan, left, meets with South African Bishop Desmond Tutu at the White House, Friday, Dec. 7, 1984, Washington, D.C. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Massimo Sambucetti - staff, AP
FILE - Pope John Paul II and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu during an audience the pontiff granted to Southern African Catholic Bishops and South African Council of Churches delegations, at the Vatican City May 27, 1980. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Massimo Sambucetti - staff, APFILE - Pope John Paul II and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu during an audience the pontiff granted to Southern African Catholic Bishops and South African Council of Churches delegations, at the Vatican City May 27, 1980. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Udo Weitz - stringer, AP
FILE - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, right, leading the way for Nelson and Winnie Mandela into the garden at his Cape Town residence Monday, Feb. 12, 1990. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Udo Weitz - stringer, APFILE - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, right, leading the way for Nelson and Winnie Mandela into the garden at his Cape Town residence Monday, Feb. 12, 1990. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Khin Maung Win - stringer, AP
FILE - South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu speaks at the American Center, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Khin Maung Win - stringer, APFILE - South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu speaks at the American Center, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Uncredited - stringer, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, right, leads a prayer service in memory of former South African president Nelson Mandela, at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Uncredited - stringer, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, right, leads a prayer service in memory of former South African president Nelson Mandela, at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Mark Wessels - stringer, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu smiles as he celebrates his 86th birthday in Cape Town South Africa, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Mark Wessels - stringer, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu smiles as he celebrates his 86th birthday in Cape Town South Africa, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Obed Zilwa - stringer, AP
FILE - Former Truth And Reconciliation Commissioner (TRC) Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu gestures, during a public debate on the legacy of the TRC. in Cape Town, South Africa, April, 20, 2006. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Obed Zilwa - stringer, APFILE - Former Truth And Reconciliation Commissioner (TRC) Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu gestures, during a public debate on the legacy of the TRC. in Cape Town, South Africa, April, 20, 2006. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Schalk van Zuydam - staff, AP
FILE - Britain's Prince Harry, left, looks on as South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu waves at people during his visit to The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Schalk van Zuydam - staff, APFILE - Britain's Prince Harry, left, looks on as South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu waves at people during his visit to The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Uncredited - stringer, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, center, breaks into dance after renewing his wedding vows to his wife of 60 years, Leah, right, during a service in Soweto, Johannesburg, Aug. 2015. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Uncredited - stringer, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, center, breaks into dance after renewing his wedding vows to his wife of 60 years, Leah, right, during a service in Soweto, Johannesburg, Aug. 2015. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Benny Gool - stringer, AP
FILE - Truth Commission chairman and Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, right, shakes hands with Former South African President P.W. Botha, left, Thursday, Nov. 21 1996 at the Wilderness, South Africa. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Benny Gool - stringer, APFILE - Truth Commission chairman and Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, right, shakes hands with Former South African President P.W. Botha, left, Thursday, Nov. 21 1996 at the Wilderness, South Africa. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Uncredited - stringer, AP
FILE- Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu celebrates his 78th birthday, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Uncredited - stringer, APFILE- Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu celebrates his 78th birthday, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90John Stillwell - pool, POOL PA
FILE - South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu makes an address at Westminster Abbey in London during the memorial service for the former South African President Nelson Mandela, Monday March 3, 2014. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
John Stillwell - pool, POOL PAFILE - South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu makes an address at Westminster Abbey in London during the memorial service for the former South African President Nelson Mandela, Monday March 3, 2014. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Ashwini Bhatia - stringer, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, left, holds a microphone as Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures, as they interact with children at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, April 23, 2015. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Ashwini Bhatia - stringer, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, left, holds a microphone as Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures, as they interact with children at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, April 23, 2015. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Uncredited - stringer, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu waves as he exits his home in Cape Town, South Africa Monday May 6, 2019. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90..
Uncredited - stringer, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu waves as he exits his home in Cape Town, South Africa Monday May 6, 2019. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90..
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90John Parkin - staff, AP
FILE - South African President F.W. de Klerk left shakes hands with Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Johannesburg, Sept. 14, 1991. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
John Parkin - staff, APFILE - South African President F.W. de Klerk left shakes hands with Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Johannesburg, Sept. 14, 1991. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Greg English - staff, AP
FILE - Archbishop Desmond Tutu stands during his enthronement service at St. Georges Cathedral, in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 7, 1986. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Greg English - staff, APFILE - Archbishop Desmond Tutu stands during his enthronement service at St. Georges Cathedral, in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 7, 1986. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Nardus Engelbrecht - staff, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, right, with his wife Leah, left, attends a church service in St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, as Tutu celebrates his 90th birthday. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Nardus Engelbrecht - staff, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, right, with his wife Leah, left, attends a church service in St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, as Tutu celebrates his 90th birthday. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Uncredited - stringer, AP
FILE - Nobel Peace Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu reacts during a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Uncredited - stringer, APFILE - Nobel Peace Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu reacts during a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Obed Zilwa - stringer, AP
FILE - South African Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu addresses a news conference at the World Conference Against Racism, in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2001. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Obed Zilwa - stringer, APFILE - South African Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu addresses a news conference at the World Conference Against Racism, in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2001. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Guy Tillim - stringer, AP
FILE - Retiring Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu, right, greets President Nelson Mandela at a service in Cape Town, Sunday June 23, 1996 held to celebrate the end of Tutu's tenure as leader of the Anglican Church in South Africa. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
Guy Tillim - stringer, APFILE - Retiring Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu, right, greets President Nelson Mandela at a service in Cape Town, Sunday June 23, 1996 held to celebrate the end of Tutu's tenure as leader of the Anglican Church in South Africa. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday Dec. 26, 2021. He was 90.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Denis Farrell - staff, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu takes part in a Mass to celebrate four decades of episcopal ministry at a special thanksgiving Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg, July 20, 2016. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
Denis Farrell - staff, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu takes part in a Mass to celebrate four decades of episcopal ministry at a special thanksgiving Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg, July 20, 2016. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90Themba Hadebe - staff, AP
FILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, March 21, 2003. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
Themba Hadebe - staff, APFILE - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, March 21, 2003. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
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Desmond Tutu, the world’s ‘moral conscience,’ dies at 90J. Pat Carter - staff, AP
FILE - Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu addresses new University of Oklahoma graduates, at a ceremony at the university after he received a honorary degree, Tuesday April 25, 2000 in Norman, Okla. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
J. Pat Carter - staff, APFILE - Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu addresses new University of Oklahoma graduates, at a ceremony at the university after he received a honorary degree, Tuesday April 25, 2000 in Norman, Okla. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
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