South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu dies at 90

The Archbishop Emeritus of South Africa, retired from public life in 2010, was one of the great symbols of the struggle against Apartheid.

The Archbishop Emeritus of South Africa and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, one of the great symbols of the struggle against Apartheid, has passed away this Sunday at the age of 90.

The announcement of his death has been made by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has described his passing as “another episode of National duel farewell to a generation that gave us a liberated South Africa. “

Tutu had been hospitalized earlier this month due to an infection.

The former Archbishop of Cape Town retired from public life in 2010, although he has continued to address various issues since then, including corruption in the African country’s political elite.

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