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Desmond Tutu's death prompts young South Africans to learn more about his life, activism

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"I think that people who fought for our freedom are great people. We are in a better place because of them," said one South African teenager.

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  1. France 24

    Reporters - Desmond Tutu, the rebel (opens France 24)

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    Desmond Tutu, the former archbishop of Capetown, played a key role in ending apartheid and building the new South Africa. Held in almost as high esteem as Nelson Mandela, he has never been afraid of…

  2. The Hill

    South Africa's Desmond Tutu, Nobel Prize winner, dies at 90 (opens The Hill)

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    South African anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu died on Sunday due to complication from cancer at the age of 90.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90 (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Tutu died peacefully at the Oasis Frail Care Center in Cape Town, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Trust said in a statement Sunday.

  4. Slate Magazine

    Desmond Tutu, Anti-Apartheid Hero and Nobel Prize Winner, Dies at 90 (opens Slate Magazine)

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    The archbishop who was often considered South Africa's moral conscience was first diagnosed with cancer in 1997.

  5. The Christian Post

    Church leaders pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died at age 90 (opens The Christian Post)

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    Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a pivotal figure in ending apartheid in South Africa, has died at age 90.

  6. Newsweek

    Desmond Tutu tributes pour in as Archbishop who helped end Apartheid dies (opens Newsweek)

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    "Desmond Tutu was a patriot without equal; a leader of principle and pragmatism," South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa said.

  7. KVIA El Paso

    Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader and voice of justice, dead at 90 (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Todd Leopold, Larry Madowo and Jessie Yeung, 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, …

  8. Rolling Stone

    Desmond Tutu, Anti-Apartheid Icon and Force for Justice Around the World, Dead at 90 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The South African archbishop “distinguished himself as a non-sectarian, inclusive champion of universal human rights,” Cyril Ramaphosa, the nation’s president, said in a statement…

  9. Al Jazeera

    Key dates in life of S African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu (opens Al Jazeera)

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    South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist has died at the age of 90.

  10. The Times of Israel

    Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African anti-apartheid activist, dies at 90 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Nobel Peace Prize laureate, famed for his efforts against the racist regime in South Africa, compared Israel's treatment of Palestinians to apartheid and backed boycott, sanctions

  11. Triblive

    Desmond Tutu, South Africa's foe of apartheid, dies at 90 (opens Triblive)

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    JOHANNESBURG — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe 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…

  12. Quad-City Times

    Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90 (opens Quad-City Times)

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    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 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

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Tributes paid to anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Desmond Tutu, a key ally to Nelson Mandela in South Africa's fight against apartheid, has died at the age of 90. World leaders remembered his role as a "moral compass" and "his great warmth and humor."

  14. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Reactions to the death of former Archbishop Desmond Tutu (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Reactions to the death on Sunday of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu

  15. WTOP Washington DC

    Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90.

  16. Breitbart News

    Pope Francis Mourns Death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu (opens Breitbart News)

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    Pope Francis sent condolences Sunday for the death of South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

  17. The Guardian

    Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Dalai Lama joins tributes to ‘true humanitarian’ after anti-apartheid hero dies – latest (opens The Guardian)

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    Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90

  18. Al Jazeera

    ‘Moral giant’: How the world reacted to Desmond Tutu’s death (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The archbishop’s legacy as an ‘anti-apartheid hero’ is remembered in South Africa and around the world.

  19. Breitbart News

    Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021): Great, Flawed Moral Voice of Anti-apartheid Struggle (opens Breitbart News)

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    Tutu believed the oppressed, too, should respect human rights in their struggle. He later broke that principle in backing the Palesitnians.

  20. France 24

    South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90 (opens France 24)

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    South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, was the moral compass of his beloved "Rainbow Nation", never afraid to speak truth to power, whatever its creed or colour.

  21. Christianity Today

    Desmond Tutu, Archbishop and Apartheid Foe, Dies at 90 (opens Christianity Today)

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    South African activist said a disciplined prayer life sustained him.

  22. Fox10 Phoenix

    Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning equality activist, dies at 90 (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    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 at the age of 90.

  23. The Guardian

    ‘A patriot without equal’: world mourns after death of Desmond Tutu (opens The Guardian)

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    Politicians, religious figures and activists pay tribute to archbishop, who died on Boxing Day aged 90

  24. NBC News

    Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African anti-apartheid leader, dies at 90 (opens NBC News)

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    Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who helped lead the movement that ended white minority rule in South Africa, has died at age 90, the country's president said Sunday.

  25. The Economist

    Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the best kind of troublemaker (opens The Economist)

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    The veteran campaigner against apartheid has died, aged 90

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