The Death of TuTu

By Todd Leopold, Larry Madowo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Updated 9:13 AM ET, Sun December 26, 2021 (CNN)Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message, and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his native South Africa, has died. He was 90. In…

By Todd LeopoldLarry Madowo and Jessie Yeung, CNN

Updated 9:13 AM ET, Sun December 26, 2021

(CNN)Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message, and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his native South Africa, has died. He was 90. In a statement confirming his death on Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences to Tutu’s family and friends, calling him “a patriot without equal.”

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Desmond Tutu: in his own words

Tutu inspired many, including a jazz icon named Miles Davis.

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