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Haiti - FLASH : Tribute to Desmond Tutu, apostle of reconciliation 27/12/2021 06:24:07
"Desmond Tutu, the 1st black Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa, has just left us this Sunday, December 26, 2021, at the age of 90 years. Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1984, Desmond Tutu embodies the values of Living Together, in Peace, justice and prosperity. Like Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu was an icon, an emblematic leader in the struggle in South Africa against apartheid, a racist political regime, establishing discriminatory practices, between the different black, white, Indian and Mulatto communities of the southern nation. African, in 43 years, from 1948 to 1991. The man of all struggles for South Africans, Archbishop Desmond Tutu had always taken advantage of his political and moral authority, to free his people from the dehumanizing system of apartheid which has so oppressed the vast majority of southern blacks. -africans, in particular. A universal symbol of freedom, Desmond Tutu had the courage to call for an economic boycott of apartheid-era South Africa. He has often led the marches against racial segregation. He had worked wholeheartedly for the right to education of blacks and for the improvement of their living conditions. Even after the accession of Nelson Mandela to power in May 1994, Desmond Tutu continued to denounce the abuses and especially the corruption of the new leaders of the African National Congress (ANC). Chosen by President Nelson Mendela in 1994, to head the TRUTH AND JUSTICE commission, the cornerstone of national reconciliation, Desmond Tutu had risen to this difficult task which consisted in voluntarily recognizing his abuses in favor or against the apartheid regime, to deserve forgiveness and promote the redress necessary for the new departure of democratized South Africa, which he has dubbed 'RAINBOW NATION', in reference to its ethnic diversity. The anti-apartheid giant, Desmond Tutu visited Haiti in 2006. He addressed the demonstrators who invaded the Hotel Montana, claiming the victory of President René Préval, after the election scuffles of the time. Beyond South Africa and for us in Haiti, Desmond Tutu must be considered as a model of leadership to be favored, to establish a real political system of justice, capable of combating kidnapping and insecurity in all its forms, guarantee peace, create conditions conducive to well-being and prosperity. The establishment of such a climate, requires the political courage to assume our collective responsibility as a people, and also, the will to develop the capacity to choose, the saving way which is good for us, apart from certain external influences, often erroneous and even harmful. With the departure for eternity of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, we salute the memory of a great man of peace, drawing inspiration from his teaching, for the socio-political modernity to which we must all aspire. Evans Paul (KP) Sunday, December 26, 2021" Learn more about Desmond Tutu : Desmond Tutu was born on October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp, in the Province of Transvaal, South Africa. Desmond Tutu studied in the city of Johannesburg. At first he wanted to become a doctor, but such studies cost too much for his family, he intended to become a teacher, just like his father. From 1951 to 1954, he studied and began teaching in 1954 at 'Johannesburg Bantu High School'. In 1955, he married Nomalizo Leah Shenxane, a teacher; they will have four children. He resigned in 1957, to protest against the poor quality of education given to blacks. He then decides to focus on theology. He was ordained a priest of the Anglican Church in 1961 and became chaplain of the University of Fort Hare, at the time one of the only quality universities for blacks in South and Southern Africa. Desmond Tutu obtained a master's degree in divinity from King's College London in 1966. He was appointed Archbishop in 1986, and became the first black Archbishop of Johannesburg commonly known as "The Arch" He has obtained more than a hundred "honoris causa" doctorates and has received 10 decorations and 6 Prizes. HL/ HaitiLibre
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