so i spiritual. but he let us in and so i said spiritual. but he let us in and so i said to spiritual. but he let us in and so i said to him excuse me, just so i said to him excuse me, just what so i said to him excuse me, just what mandate you have two call marches like that was to mark call marches like that was to mark and call marches like that was to mark and he just, call marches like that was to mark and hejust, he call marches like that was to mark and he just, he looked at me completely horrified but straightening iron said to me i have straightening iron said to me i have a straightening iron said to me i have a mandate from god. what do you have a mandate from god. what do you say? do you say? and then, abruptly, everything do you say? and then, abruptly, everything changed. do you say? and then, abruptly, everything changed. the - do you say? and then, abruptly, everything changed. the cold i everything changed. the cold war was over and the apartheid
something like a few weeks later during the 16th happened, when violence, in fact, did erupt. when violence, in fact, did eru t. when violence, in fact, did erut. , , ., , ., erupt. the uprising that began amon: erupt. the uprising that began among soweto erupt. the uprising that began among soweto high erupt. the uprising that began among soweto high school - among soweto high school students soon swept across the country. the fight against apartheid was now on the streets, seemingly unstoppable. and for many white south africans, desmond tutu quickly became a symbol of everything they feared. became a symbol of everything they feared- they feared. when i went to work for they feared. when i went to work for him they feared. when i went to work for him there - they feared. when i went to work for him there were - they feared. when i went to . work for him there were people who, sort of, in our circle of acquaintance or our family s acquaintance or our family s acquaintance wh
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in south africa. the cold war was still active, the apartheid government had carefully positioned itself as a useful western ally against the spread of communism in africa. but tutu challenged all of that, playing an crucial role in persuading western nations to bank economic sanctions against the apartheid regime. the apartheid regime. from toda , the apartheid regime. from today, february the apartheid regime. from today, february the - the apartheid regime. from today, february the third, i today, february the third, apartheid is not being dismantled or is not being actively dismantled and for the first time i will offer punitive economic sanctions. there is no doubt about it. he came there is no doubt about it. he came at there is no doubt about it. he came at the right time and he was came at the right time and he was very came at the right time and he was very critical in terms of campaigning for sanctions. he was campaigning for sanctions. the: was scathing of the blind