Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, has died aged 90.Announcing the death, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was "another chapter of bereavement in our nation's farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa".He is probably the best known figure internationally to oppose apartheid, along with Nelson Mandela.
Tutu worked tirelessly and peacefully for its downfall.During the 1980s, when the ruling party cracked down on opposition forces, Tutu twice had his passport revoked and was jailed following a protest march.Throughout his life Tutu was a tireless campaigner for human rights, continuing his work long after South
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