World leaders continue to pay tribute to late Desmond Tutu

Prominent leaders all over the world have continued to pay their tributes to the late iconic South African anti-apartheid crusader, Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at the age of 90.

The leaders have described the death of the Nobel Prize winner as the falling of a giant with former US President Barack Obama, in a statement on Monday, labeling Tutu as “a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others,”

“A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and justice in his own country, but also concerned with injustice everywhere,” Obama said, adding that Tutu sought to “find humanity in his adversaries. Michelle and I will miss him dearly,” he added.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hailed Tutu as ‘a guiding light for countless people globally’

“Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was a guiding light for countless people globally. His emphasis on human dignity and equality will be forever remembered. I am deeply saddened by his demise, and extend my heartfelt condolences to all his admirers. May his soul rest in peace,” he tweeted.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa also tweeted his tribute to Tutu:

“The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is 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 tweeted.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation called Tutu ‘an extraordinary human being’

“His contributions to struggles against injustice, locally and globally, are matched only by the depth of his thinking about the making of liberator futures for human societies. He was an extraordinary human being. A thinker. A leader. A shepherd.”

Dalai Lama also released a statement offering condolences to South Africa on the passing of Desmond Tutu.

“His Holiness the Dalai Lama sends his condelences on the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Calling Desmond Tutu a ‘critical figure in the fight against apartheid’ UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his sadness at his passing.

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“I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He was a critical figure in the fight against apartheid and in the struggle to create a new South Africa – and will be remembered for his spiritual leadership and irrepressible good humour. I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

He was a critical figure in the fight against apartheid and in the struggle to create a new South Africa – and will be remembered for his spiritual leadership and irrepressible good humour.”