a veteran of south africa s struggle against apartheid. helen clark is the former prime minister of new zealand. speaking from waihi in the north of the country, she says the arch was an inspiration to young anti apartheid activists like her in the 1970s. desmond tutu was one of the greatest living beings of our lifetimes. . ., lifetimes. the anti-apartheid movement lifetimes. the anti-apartheid movement was lifetimes. the anti-apartheid movement was very - lifetimes. the anti-apartheid movement was very strong l lifetimes. the anti-apartheid| movement was very strong in lifetimes. the anti-apartheid - movement was very strong in new zealand from the 1960s on and as a student i was involved in that and we took great inspiration from those who were so prominent and outspoken against it. we knew of mandela and his comrades suffering on the island and the exiles in the island and the exiles in the soweto uprising. we began to hear of the
desmond tutu, known as the arch, rose to prominence during a period of political violence in south africa when racial segregation was enforced by the minority white government. in 1984 he received the nobel peace prize for his efforts. the nobel committee pointed to, in their words, his role as a unifying leader, figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid. cnn s david mckenzie in south africa now reflects on tutu s historic role in modern south africa. you find your cousin has been killed reporter: when we spoke to the late photographer in 2016, he remembered a different time. we got a funeral each week. people getting killed. and then you don t find one person. five, six, seven, eight people, mass funeral happens.
in cape town and soweto to lay wreaths and light candles. our correspondent nomsa maseko reports from soweto. paying their last respects, people from all walks of life dropped off flowers here at desmond tutu s soweto home, demonstrating what the 90 year old stood for. he was the voice of reason, the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. this is a dark day to us south africans because he is the light and the icon of this country. he used to be a father to us, his wife used to be a mother to us. it was desmond tutu, known affectionately as the arch , who coined the phrase rainbow nation to describe south africa s ethnic diversity. more than any other, you know sometimes when you have some problems you just go to him and he willjust give you a prayer
paying their last respects, people from all walks of life dropped off flowers here at desmond tutu s soweto home, demonstrating what the 90 year old stood for. he was the voice of reason, the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. this is a dark day to us south africans because he is the light and the icon of this country. he used to be a father to us, his wife used to be a mother to us. it was desmond tutu, known affectionately as the arch , who coined the phrase rainbow nation to describe south africa s ethnic diversity. more than any other, you know sometimes when you have some problems you just go to him and he willjust give you a prayer. and you go to the chapel- and hear him pray for us every day when we have problems. several memorial services
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